If a rocket with a mass of 3500 tons vertically accelerates at a rate of # 1/5 m/s^2#, how much power will the rocket have to exert to maintain its acceleration at 14 seconds?
1 Answer
Feb 23, 2018
The power is
Explanation:
The mass of the rocket is
The acceleration of the rocket is
The acceleration due to gravity is
According to Newton's second Law, the net force on the rocket is
Assuming that the initial velocity of the rocket is
The velocity after
The power is