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A rocketis firedverticallyandascendswitha constant vertical accelerationof 20 m/s2for 1.0 min. Its fuel is then all used andit continuesasa free-fallparticle.(a)Whatis themaxi- mumaltitudereached?(b) Whatis the total time elapsedfrom take offuntilthe rocketstrikesthe Earth?(Ignorethe variation of g withaltitude).

ASIM ULLAH , 7 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Sooryakiran

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

a) s=1/2at^2 =1/2 x 20 x 60 x 60 =36 kmB) t = time to go up + time to reach zero speed under gravity + time to fall free from that altitude.

Soumith Chowdary

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

Use S=ut+1/2at^2 here S=1/2x20x60x60 S =36000 t=60+60 t=120s because time of ascent =time of descent. u=0

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