Question: A 0 . 6 - kg model rocket is loaded with 0 . 8 5 kg of rocket fuel. After launch, the rocket rises at

A 0.6-kg model rocket is loaded with 0.85 kg of rocket fuel. After launch, the rocket rises at a constant rate of 4 m/s, but the rocket fuel is dissipated at a rate of 0.15 kg/s. Find the work done in propelling the rocket 20 m above the ground. (Use 9.8 m/s2 for g.)
Find the work (in J) needed to lift the model rocket itself. (Ignore the work needed to lift the fuel.)
J
Show how to approximate the required work (in J) to lift the rocket fuel by a Riemann sum. (Let x be the distance in meters above the ground. Enter xi* as xi.)
limn
n
xi =1
Express the work (in J) required to lift the rocket fuel as an integral of x (in m).
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dx
Evaluate the integral (in J).
J
Find the total work (in J) by adding the work of lifting the model rocket to the work of lifting the rocket fuel.
J

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