A 7500 kg rocket blasts off vertically from the launch pad with a constant upward acceleration of 2.35 m/s and feels no appreciable air resistance. When it has reached a height of 525 m, its engines suddenly fail so that the only force acting on it is now gravity.

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How fast will it be moving just before it crashes?
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Transcribed Image Text:How fast will it be moving just before it crashes? 4 Express your answer in meters per second. {ΠΙ ΑΣΦ f • Ε ? m/s
A 7500 kg rocket blasts off vertically from the
launch pad with a constant upward acceleration of
2.35 m/s and feels no appreciable air resistance.
When it has reached a height of 525 m, its engines
suddenly fail so that the only force acting on it is
now gravity.
Transcribed Image Text:A 7500 kg rocket blasts off vertically from the launch pad with a constant upward acceleration of 2.35 m/s and feels no appreciable air resistance. When it has reached a height of 525 m, its engines suddenly fail so that the only force acting on it is now gravity.
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