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Grade 12th passMechanics

tha mass of rocket is 500kg and the relative velocity of gases ejecting from it is 250m/s with respect to rocket find the rete of burning of the fuel to give rocket an initial acceleration of 20 in the vertical upward direction

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Provided a=20 & m=500kgSo we can find that F=10000 (assuming a is in SI unit)Now according to the formulaF=u (dm/dt)Now we have to find (dm/dt)Solving the equation we get (dm/dt)=40kg/s