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OS-UP-9-81 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Rocket Propulsion (Problem 81)

What exhaust speed is required to accelerate a rocket in deep space from 800 m/s to 1000 m/s in 5.0 s if the total rocket mass is 1200 kg and the rocket only has 50 kg of fuel left?