Laws of Motion - Result Question 17

17. A 600kg rocket is set for a vertical firing. If the exhaust speed is 1000ms1, the mass of the gas ejected per second to supply the thrust needed to overcome the weight of rocket is

(a) 117.6kgs1

(b) 58.6kgs1

(c) 6kgs1

(d) 76.4kgs1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 17. (c)

Solution:

  1. (c) Thrust = weight

udMdt=mgdMdt=mgu

=600×101000=6kgs1



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