Question

The rocket fuel container says it possesses an impulse of 250,000 N•s. It burns through its fuel in a time period of 0.25s, and the rocket gets pushed a distance of 1046 m. How much work was done on the stolen rocket?.

Must everything that is given

Answer 1

Answer:

the work done on the stolen rocket is approximately 1,046,000,000 joules.


Explanation:


Yes, we need all the given information to calculate the work done on the rocket.

We can use the formula for impulse to find the force exerted on the rocket:

impulse = force x time

We can rearrange this formula to solve for force:

force = impulse / time

Substituting the given values, we get:

force = 250,000 N•s / 0.25 s = 1,000,000 N

Now we can use the formula for work done by a constant force:

work = force x distance

Substituting the values we get:

work = 1,000,000 N x 1046 m = 1,046,000,000 J