A rocket has a mass of 960 kg, including 800 kg of fuel, which is consumed at

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A rocket has a mass of 960 kg, including 800 kg of fuel, which is consumed at the rate of 10 kg/s and ejected with a relative velocity of 3600 m/s, knowing that the rocket is fired vertically from the ground, determine its acceleration

(a) As it is fired,

(b) As the last particle of fuel is being consumed.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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