Kinematics Question 400

Question: A rocket it’s fired upward from the earth’s surface such that it creates an acceleration of 19.6ms2 . If after 5 s, it’s engine it’s switched off, the maximum height of the rocket from earth’s surface would be

Options:

A) 980 m

B) 735 m

C) 490 m

D) 245 m

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Velocity when the engine it’s switched off v=19.6×5=98 ms1 hmax=h1+h Where h1=12at2h2=v22a

hmax=12×19.6×5×5+98×982×9.8=73.5 m



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