A rocket engine burns 8.5kg of fuel and oxidizer per second, and combinations gases exit the rocket at a velocity of 565m/s relative to the rocket, at a pressure approximately equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure. Find the thrust produced by the rocket engine.

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 A rocket engine burns 8.5kg of fuel and oxidizer per second, and combinations gases exit the rocket at a velocity of 565m/s relative to the rocket, at a pressure approximately equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure. Find the thrust produced by the rocket engine.

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