A rocket weighing 1.5 tons, launched vertically upward from the Earth’s surface, rises with acceleration a = 1.5 g. Determine the speed of the jet of gases escaping from the nozzle if the fuel consumption is Δm/m = 25 kg / s.

A rocket weighing 1.5 tons, launched vertically upward from the Earth’s surface, rises with acceleration a = 1.5 g. Determine the speed of the jet of gases escaping from the nozzle if the fuel consumption is Δm/m = 25 kg / s.

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