A spaceship's orbital maneuver requires a speed increase of 1.35 ✕ 10³ m/s. If its engine has an exhaust speed of 2.45 ✕ 10³ m/s, determine the required ratio of its initial mass to its final mass. (The difference M_i − M_f equals the mass of the ejected fuel.)

M_i

M_f

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