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A 6000 kg spaceprobe moving nose-first toward Jupiter at 100 m/s relative to the sun fires its rocket engine, ejecting 80kg of exhaust at a speed of 250 m/s relative to the spaceprobe. What is the final velocity of the probe?

2007-08-18 16:52:30 · 1 answers · asked by physics maniac 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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v = 100 + (80)(250)/5020
v = 103.98 m/s

2007-08-18 17:02:41 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 1 1

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