A rocket burns fuel at the rate of 10kgs^-1 and ejects it with velocity of 5 x 10³ms^-1. The thrust exerted by the gas on the rock is

Destinedtowin

4 years ago

THRUST=momentum
=Mass × velocity

Selume

5 years ago

The formula for thrust as stated above is mass × velocity / time... But I'm not seeing any time there

Lilyrebekah

1 year ago

when talking of a rocket
Thrust=m*dv/dt i.e mass *velocity allover time taken so the correct answer is B

Sensei

4 weeks ago

thrusts = momentum

jpstar

10 years ago

TRUST=mass÷volume