A rocket of mass 1.0x10^3kg is being fired to a height of 5.0 x 10^3 m. The rocket engine shuts off when the rocket reaches a height of 1.0x10^3m, and the rocket coasts up to 5.0 x 10^3 m.
A) What velocity must the rocket have at the 1.0x10^3 m point to enable it to reach 5.0 x 10^3m
B) What acceleration did the rocket experience while the engine was on? off?
C) What force did the rocket engine exert on the rocket?
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A) To determine the velocity the rocket must have at the 1.0x10^3 m point to reach 5.0 x 10^3 m, we can use the equation for constant acceleration. The final velocity (Vf) can be found using the formula Vf^2 = Vi^2 + 2ad, where Vi is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and d is the displacement. At the 1.0x10^3 m point, the velocity is zero (Vf = 0), and the displacement (d) is 1.0x10^3 m. Therefore, the equation becomes 0 = Vi^2 + 2a(1.0x10^3 m).
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To solve this problem, we can use principles of physics such as kinematics and Newton's laws of motion.
Step 1: Find the velocity needed at the 1.0x10^3 m point (A) to reach the 5.0x10^3 m point.
We can use the equation of motion: v^2 = u^2 + 2as, where v is the final velocity, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and s is the displacement.
Given:
Initial height (s1) = 0 m
Final height (s2) = 5.0x10^3 m
Using s = s2 - s1, we have s = 5.0x10^3 m - 1.0x10^3 m = 4.0x10^3 m.
Plugging in the values, and noting that the initial velocity is 0 (since the rocket engine shuts off), the equation becomes:
v^2 = 0^2 + 2*a*(4.0x10^3 m).
Simplifying, we find:
v^2 = 8.0x10^3 a.
To reach the 5.0x10^3 m point, the velocity (v) must be determined. Therefore, we find that:
v = β(8.0x10^3 a) [Equation 1].
Step 2: Find the acceleration experienced by the rocket while the engine was on (B) and off (C).
While the engine is on, the acceleration (B) can be calculated using Newton's second law of motion:
Force (F) = mass (m) x acceleration (B).
The force is exerted by the rocket engine, and we can assume it is constant over the entire flight.
While the engine is off and the rocket is coasting, there are no external forces acting on the rocket except gravity. So, acceleration (C) is equal to the acceleration due to gravity (g).
Step 3: Find the force exerted by the rocket engine (C).
The force exerted by the rocket engine is calculated using:
Force (F) = mass (m) x acceleration (B).
Given:
Mass of the rocket (m) = 1.0x10^3 kg.
Now, let's solve each part step-by-step:
A) Velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point:
Substituting the value of acceleration from equation [1] into equation [1], we have:
v = β(8.0x10^3 a) = β(8.0x10^3 * β(F / m)).
B) Acceleration while the engine is on:
Given:
Mass of the rocket (m) = 1.0x10^3 kg.
We need more information to calculate the force exerted by the engine, and then we can substitute it into the equation F = m x acceleration (B).
C) Acceleration while the engine is off:
Acceleration (C) = acceleration due to gravity (g) β 9.8 m/s^2.
D) Force exerted by the rocket engine:
Given:
Mass of the rocket (m) = 1.0x10^3 kg.
From step B, we can use the equation F = m x acceleration (B) to find the force.
Note: To fully solve the problem, we need additional information about the force exerted by the rocket engine while it was on (B).
To answer these questions, we can use the principles of Newtonian mechanics. In particular, we will use the equations of motion, specifically the equations for velocity, acceleration, and force.
A) To find the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point, we can use the equation of motion for velocity:
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
where v is the final velocity, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and s is the displacement.
In this case, the initial velocity is zero (since the rocket starts from rest at the ground), the acceleration is unknown, the final displacement is 1.0x10^3 m, and the final velocity is also unknown (which we need to find).
Plugging in the values into the equation, we get:
v^2 = 0 + 2a(1.0x10^3)
At this point, we need to determine the acceleration. We can do this by using the equation of motion for displacement:
s = ut + (1/2)at^2
Since we know the initial velocity is zero, the initial displacement is also zero (since it starts from rest), the final displacement is 1.0x10^3 m, and the time taken is also unknown, we can rewrite the equation as:
1.0x10^3 = (1/2)at^2
Now, let's consider the time of flight from the start to the 1.0x10^3 m point. Since the rocket engine shuts off at 1.0x10^3 m, we can assume that the rocket coasted to that point with a constant velocity. So the time of flight will be the same for both parts of the journey (from the ground to 1.0x10^3 m and from 1.0x10^3 m to 5.0x10^3 m).
However, since we are only interested in the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point, we can consider this segment of the journey independently.
We know that the time of flight (t) is equal to the displacement (1.0x10^3 m) divided by the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point (v1):
t = 1.0x10^3 / v1
Substituting this value back into the equation for displacement:
1.0x10^3 = (1/2)a(1.0x10^3 / v1)^2
Simplifying further:
1.0x10^3 = (1/2)a(1.0x10^6 / v1^2)
Rearranging the equation to solve for a:
a = (2 * 1.0x10^3) / (1.0x10^6 / v1^2)
Simplifying again:
a = 2v1^2 / 1.0x10^3
Now we have the value of acceleration in terms of the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point. Let's move on to the next question to determine the acceleration when the engine is off.
B) We already found that the acceleration when the engine is on is given by a = 2v1^2 / 1.0x10^3.
When the engine is off, we can assume that there is no external force acting on the rocket except for the force of gravity. In that case, the rocket will experience a constant acceleration due to gravity, represented by 'g'.
So when the engine is off, the acceleration is equal to the acceleration due to gravity, which is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.
C) To find the force exerted by the rocket engine, we can use Newton's second law of motion:
F = ma
where F is the force, m is the mass of the rocket, and a is the acceleration.
Given that the mass of the rocket is 1.0x10^3 kg and we found that the acceleration when the engine is on is given by a = 2v1^2 / 1.0x10^3, we can substitute these values into the equation:
F = (1.0x10^3 kg) * (2v1^2 / 1.0x10^3)
Simplifying further:
F = 2v1^2
Thus, the force exerted by the rocket engine is 2 times the square of the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point.
So, to summarize the answers:
A) The velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point, denoted as v1, can be found by solving the equation v^2 = 2a(1.0x10^3), which will give you the required velocity.
B) The acceleration experienced when the engine is on is given by a = 2v1^2 / 1.0x10^3, and when the engine is off, the acceleration is equal to the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2).
C) The force exerted by the rocket engine is 2 times the square of the velocity at the 1.0x10^3 m point.