Answer:
Approximately
, assuming that the rocket had no propulsion onboard, and that air resistance on the rocket is negligible.
Explanation:
Initial velocity of this rocket:
.
When the rocket is at its maximum height, the velocity of the rocket would be equal to
. That is:
.
The acceleration of the rocket (because of gravity) is constantly downwards, with a value of
.
Let
denote the distance that the rocket travelled from the launch site to the place where it attained maximum height. The following equation would relate
to
,
, and
:
.
Apply this equation to find the value of
:
.
In other words, the maximum height that this rocket attained would be
.
Again, assume that the air resistance on this rocket is negligible. The rocket would return to the ground along the same path, and would cover a total distance of
.
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Energy to lift something =
(mass of the object) x (gravity) x (height of the lift).
BUT ...
This simple formula only works if you use the right units.
Mass . . . kilograms
Gravity . . . meters/second²
Height . . . meters
For this question . . .
Mass = 55 megagram = 5.5 x 10⁷ grams = 5.5 x 10⁴ kilograms
Gravity (on Earth) = 9.8 m/second²
Height = 500 cm = 5.0 meters
So we have ...
Energy = (5.5 x 10⁴ kilogram) x (9.8 m/s²) x (5 m)
= 2,696,925 joules .
That's quite a large amount of energy ... equivalent to
straining at the rate of 1 horsepower for almost exactly an
hour, or burning a 100 watt light bulb for about 7-1/2 hours.
The reason is the large mass that's being lifted.
On Earth, that much mass weighs about 61 tons.