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How long will it take a rocket traveling at 8 km/s to reach 20 km? (please include the equation)

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Answer:

Explanation:

Use the second kinematic formula


x_f-x_i=V_it+(1)/(2)at^2\\20=8t+(1)/(2)(9.8)t^2\\4.9t^2+8t-20=0

Apply the quadratic formula to solve for time. The negative value does not matter because time cannot be negative, its impossible.

I got a value of t = 1.363 seconds

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