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A 500,000kg rocket is accelerating straight up. Its engines produce 10,000,000N, what would its acceleration be
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A 500,000kg rocket is accelerating straight up. Its engines produce 10,000,000N, what would its acceleration be

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Force = Mass * Acceleration

10000000N = 500000kg * a

Divide by 500000kg both sides

10000000/500000 = 500000a/500000

20m/s^2 = a


Acceleration is 20m/s^2
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