A Saturn V's mass at liftoff was 2.80 10 6 kg, its fuel-burn rate was 1.40

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A Saturn V's mass at liftoff was 2.80 × 106 kg, its fuel-burn rate was 1.40 × 104 kg/s, and the exhaust velocity was 2.40 x 103 m/s. Calculate its initial acceleration.

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This problem is a straightforward application of the expression for acceleration because is the unknown and all of the terms on the right side of the equation are given.

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