A rocker acceleratess up ar 5m/s/s for 10s and at which point the fuel is exhusted, and then the rocket continues upwards in free fall.
a)How high does the rocket riseb)What total time does the rocket spend in the air?
b) What total time does the rocket spend in the air?
The rocket's acceleration is 5m/s^2 for 10s.
using s=(1/2)a*t^2 the distance it goes before it stops accelerating is
s=(1/2)5m/s^2*(10s)^2=250m.
At the 10s mark it velocity is give by
v=a*t=5m/s^2 * 10s = 50m/s
At that point the rocket has only velocity upward and is now being acted upon by gravity, so we use
(1) s=(-1/2)a*t^2 + v*t +y0
where v=50m/s and y0=250m
The rocket's velocity is given by
v=-g*t + v0
Where v0=50m/s. At the max height gt=v0 or t 50/9.8 s
Use that time in (1) to get the max height.
To figure the total time you should probably break up the path into parts.
The first 10s it accelerates. Then determine how long it takes to get from that point to the max height (you should've determined that above). Then determine how long it takes for the rocket to fall to the earth from that height under the influence of gravity from the equation in the first paragraph.
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To find the total time the rocket spends in the air, we need to break down its motion into different stages.
Stage 1: Acceleration
The rocket accelerates at 5 m/s^2 for 10 seconds. The distance it covers during this time can be calculated using the formula s = (1/2) * a * t^2, where s is the distance, a is the acceleration, and t is the time. Plugging in the given values, we get:
s = (1/2) * 5 m/s^2 * (10 s)^2
s = 250 m
Stage 2: Free Fall
After the fuel is exhausted, the rocket continues upwards in free fall. At the 10-second mark, its velocity is given by v = a * t, where v is the velocity and a is the acceleration. Plugging in the values:
v = 5 m/s^2 * 10 s
v = 50 m/s
Now, we use the equation of motion s = (-1/2) * a * t^2 + v * t + y0, where s is the distance, a is the acceleration, t is the time, v is the velocity, and y0 is the initial displacement.
We have already calculated the distance covered during acceleration as 250 m, which is the initial displacement (y0) of the free fall stage.
Setting the equation equal to zero (since the rocket reaches maximum height here), we have:
0 = (-1/2) * 9.8 m/s^2 * t^2 + 50 m/s * t + 250 m
We can solve this quadratic equation to find the time it takes for the rocket to reach maximum height.
Once we have the time taken to reach maximum height, we need to consider the time taken for the rocket to fall back to the ground. This can be found using the equation s = (1/2) * g * t^2, where s is the distance, g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2), and t is the time.
By adding the duration of acceleration, the time taken to reach maximum height, and the time taken to fall back to the ground, we can find the total time the rocket spends in the air.