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FromTheMoon [43]
3 years ago
5

A rocket ship at rest in space gives a short blast of its engine, firing 50 kg of exhaust gas out the back end with an average v

elocity of 400 m/s. What is the change in momentum of the rocket during this blast?
Physics
1 answer:
balu736 [363]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

20,000 Ns

Explanation:

mass of exhaust gases, m = 50 kg

velocity of exhaust gases, v = 400 m/s

The momentum of a body is defined as the measurement of motion of body. mathematically, it is defined as the product of mass off the body an its velocity.

change in momentum of rocket = final momentum - initial momentum

                                                     =  m x v - 0

                                                     = 50 x 400

                                                     = 20,000 Ns

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