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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter14: Fluid Mechanics

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Problem 50CP

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Near the Sun, there is a flux of particles coming out as electromagnetic radiation that acts like some kind of wind. A ship with a large Sun sail, a large panel with a big surface area oriented towards the Sun, can use this flux as a source of energy for motion, similar to how a regular sailing ship catches the wind to move on the ocean. If the ship's mass is 423 kg, it's starting from rest, and the force of the Solar wind flux is 76 x 10^-3 Newton, after how many days would the ship reach a speed of 205 m/s? Assume no friction in space, the Solar wind flux to be constant over that distance, and the gravitational pull of the Sun to be negligible. Give your answer in days with 3DDP. For example, one day and 12h in decimal form would be 1.500 days

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