a fully loaded saturn V rocket has a mass of 2.9*10 to the power of 6 Kg. Its engine provides a thrust of 3.3*10 to the power of 7N(down). Determine its weight (force due to gravity) as it stands on a launching platform
TMI - we don't need to know about how powerful its rocket is. Its weight
w = mg = 9.81 * 2.9*10^6 N
To determine the weight of the fully loaded Saturn V rocket as it stands on a launching platform, we need to calculate the force due to gravity acting on it.
The weight of an object is calculated using the formula:
Weight = mass × acceleration due to gravity
Given:
Mass of the Saturn V rocket = 2.9 × 10^6 kg (2.9 * 10^6)
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2
Substituting these values into the formula, we can calculate the weight:
Weight = (2.9 × 10^6 kg) × (9.8 m/s^2)
Simplifying the multiplication:
Weight = 2.9 × 10^6 × 9.8 kg m/s^2
The unit kg m/s^2 is equivalent to the unit of force, which is Newtons (N):
Weight = 2.9 × 10^6 × 9.8 N
Now we can calculate the weight:
Weight = 2.9 × 10^6 × 9.8 N
= 28.42 × 10^6 N
Therefore, the weight of the fully loaded Saturn V rocket as it stands on a launching platform is approximately 28.42 million Newtons.