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A 590-kg rocket is at rest on the launch pad. what upward thrust force is needed to accelerate the rocket uniformly to an upward speed of 28 m/s in 3.3 s?

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V(final)=V₀+a(t), V(final)=28, V₀=0, t=3.3, solve for a. a=28/3.3=8.5m/s^2. F=ma, F=?, m=590kg, a=8.5m/s^2, F=5015N. 
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