Question

A rocket travels in a straight line at a speed of 5,000 m/s. After 60 seconds, it is 10,000 m/s. What is the rocket's acceleration?

Answer 1

From Newtonian Mechanics

Vf=Vo + at

Vf=Final velocity

Vo= Initial Velocity

a= acceleration

t=time taken

Making "a" the subject

a=Vf - Vo/(t)

a = 10,000–5,000/(60)

a=5,000/60

a=83.33ms-²