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A 3000 kg rocket in outer space near the edge of the solar system activates its thrusters to accelerate towards the center of the galaxy. If the thrusters provide a force of 12000 N, what acceleration
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A 3000 kg rocket in outer space near the edge of the solar system activates its thrusters to accelerate towards the center of the galaxy. If the thrusters provide a force of 12000 N, what acceleration would the rocket experience?

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Answer:

4 m/s^2

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F = m a

12 000 = 3000 a

a = 4 m/s^2

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