A rocket of mass 1500 kg (not including the fuel) is fired vertically at time t =
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A rocket of mass 1500 kg (not including the fuel) is fired vertically at time t = 0. The fuel is consumed at a constant rate q = dm/dt and is expelled at a constant speed of 450 m/s relative to the rocket. Knowing that the rocket is designed to achieve a maximum acceleration of 25 m/s2 in 15.6 s, determine
(a) The fuel consumption rate q,
(b) The mass of fuel 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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