Question

A rocket with a mass of 62,000 kg (including fuel) is burning fuel at the rate of 150 kg/s and the speed of the exhaust gases is 6,000 m/s. If the rocket is fired vertically upward from the surface of the Earth, determine its height after 744 kg of its total fuel load has been consumed. Since the mass of fuel consumed is small compared to the total mass of the rocket, you can consider the mass of the rocket to be constant for the time interval of interest.

Answer 1

h≅ 58 m

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN:

mass of rocket M= 62,000 kg

fuel consumption rate = 150 kg/s

velocity of exhaust gases v= 6000 m/s

Now thrust = rate of fuel consumption×velocity of exhaust gases

=6000 × 150 = 900000 N

now to need calculate time t = amount of fuel consumed÷ rate

= 744/150= 4.96 sec

applying newton's law

M×a= thrust - Mg

62000 a=900000- 62000×9.8

acceleration a= 4.71 m/s^2

its height after 744 kg of its total fuel load has been consumed

`h= (1)/(2)at^2`

`h= (1)/(2)4.71*4.96^2`

h= 58.012 m

h≅ 58 m