The space shuttle fleet was designed with two booster stages. If the second stage provides a thrust of 73 kilo-newtons and the
1 answer:
Answer:
m = 81281.5 pounds.
Explanation:
Given that,
Force, F = 73 kN
Acceleration of the space shuttle, a = 16000 mi/h²
1 miles/h² = 0.0001241 m/s2
16000 mi/h² = 1.98 m/s²
We need to find the mass of the spacecraft.
According to Newton's second law,
F = ma
m is mass of the spacecraft
Since, 1 kg = 2.20462 pounds
m = 81281.5 pounds
Hence, the mass of the spacecraft is 81281.5 pounds.
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Explanation:
1.
We use the equation
h = , where
h is the height traveled,
g is the acceleration due to gravity and
t is the time taken to reach height h.
We can now calculate t to be
= 0.495 s
Let v be the initial velocity of the player.
The player deaccelarates from v m/s to 0 m/s in 0.495 s at the rate of 9.81 m/s^2.
v = 9.81 m/s^2 x 0.495 s = 4.85 m/s
2.
The player takes 0.3 s to increase his velocity from 0 m/s to 4.85 m/s. So his average accelaration is
4.85 m/s / 0.3 s = 16.2 m/s^2