Question

A 0.56 kg model rocket produces 53 newtons of upward thrust as it shoots upward off the launch pad. With what acceleration meters per second-squared does the rocket launch?

Answer 1

resultant force = thrust – weight

acceleration = resultant force (newtons, N) divided by mass (kilograms, kg).

Acceleration = resultant force divided by mass

53N/0.56

=94.64 approximately 95

= 95m/s^2

This means that, every second, the speed of the rocket increases by 95m/s2

the S.I unit of Acceleration is meter per second square.