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Chapter 4 Problem 15E

Question

A small 8.00-kg rocket burns fuel that exerts a time-varying upward force on the rocket as the rocket moves upward from the launch pad. This force obeys the equation \(F=A+B t^{2}\). Measurements show that at t = 0, the force is 100.0 N, and at the end of the first 2.00 s, it is 150.0 N. (a) Find the constants A and B, including their SI units. (b) Find the net force on this rocket and its acceleration (i) the instant after the fuel ignites and (ii) 3.00 s after fuel ignition. (c) Suppose you were using this rocket in outer space, far from all gravity. What would its acceleration be 3.00 s after fuel ignition?

Solution

Solution 15E

Step 1 of 4:

(a) Find the constants A and B, including their SI units.

        F=A+B

  • By substituting t= 0 and F=100 N in the given equation,

        100 N= A+B(0)

        A= 100 N

  • By substituting A= 100 N,  t= 2s and F= 150 N

        150 N= 100N+B(2 s)

        B= 12.5 N.

Using above results given equation becomes,

F= 100+ 12.5…………..1

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

Solved: A small 8.00-kg rocket burns fuel that exerts a

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