Question: A rocket sled exerts 3.00 10 4 N of thrust and has a mass of 2.00 10 3 kg. In how much time

A rocket sled exerts 3.00 × 104 N of thrust and has a mass of 2.00 × 103 kg. In how much time does it do “zero to sixty”? How many g’s (see Exercise 14) does it achieve?


Assume that on the surface of the Earth, g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2 (i.e., each to three significant figures). Make sure you are reporting the solution to the proper number of significant figures.


Exercise 14

Acceleration is sometimes measured in g’s, where 1.0 g = 9.8 m/s2. How many g’s correspond to the steady acceleration of a car doing “zero to sixty”15 in 10.0 seconds? (A: 0.27 g)

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