If a rocket with a mass of #2500# tons vertically accelerates at a rate of # 7/3 m/s^2#, how much power will the rocket have to exert to maintain its acceleration at 12 seconds?
1 Answer
Apr 17, 2016
Explanation:
The velocity at
Power is given by work over time, and work is force times distance, so
and, since velocity is distance over time,
We can work out
so now,