A 500kg spacecraft was traveling through space at a constant velocity when it fires its rocket engine. The engines produce a 1000N of thrust. The space craft was traveling at 400 m/s after 100 seconds.
What is the rate of acceleration for the space craft?
Not enough info:
what was the initial velocity?
was 400m/s the final velocityi?
did the rocket engines last 100sec?
acceleration= force/massrocket
vfinal=vinitial+1/2 a t^2
F = ma, so
1000 = 500a
a = 2m/s^2
Extra credit: what was the earlier constant speed?
Extra bonus credit: learn how to spell "physics" already!
again, F=ma
double the force, double the acceleration, since m is constant
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What was the speed of the spacecraft after 100 seconds?
A 500kg spacecraft was traveling through space at a constant velocity when it fired its rocket engine. The engines produce a 1000N of thrust. The spacecraft was traveling at 400 m/s after 100 seconds.
What is the rate of acceleration for the space craft?
What was the speed of the spacecraft after 100 seconds?
Later, the force of the thrust on the spacecraft doubled to 2000N. How would the acceleration be affected? Explain your answer using complete sentences.
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To find the rate of acceleration for the spacecraft, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to its mass multiplied by its acceleration.
The given information tells us that the spacecraft has a mass of 500kg and experiences a thrust of 1000N from its rocket engine. We need to determine the acceleration.
According to Newton's second law, we can rearrange the formula to solve for acceleration:
Force = Mass × Acceleration
Acceleration = Force / Mass
Plugging in the values given:
Acceleration = 1000N / 500kg
Simplifying the equation:
Acceleration = 2 m/s²
So, the rate of acceleration for the spacecraft is 2 m/s².