Question #5a595
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The velocity of the spacecraft will be 5930 m/s.
Explanation:
So, the velocity of your spacecraft forms a
The vertical and horizontal components of the initial velocity will be
At some point in time, the two engines of the ship fire for 475 s. The two accelerations induced by the two separate engines are directed east, or along the y direction, and north, or along the x direction.
This means that you can write
The acceleration oriented along the y axis will influence the vertical component of the initial velocity, and the acceleration oriented along the x axis will influence the horizontal component of the initial velocity.
This means that you can write
Plug in your values and solve for the vertical and horizontal components of the final velocity.
and
To get the final velocity of the spacecraft, use Pythagoras' Theorem