A 10,000-Kg Rocket Blasts Off from Earth with a Uniform

question 16

Multiple Choice

A 10,000-kg rocket blasts off from earth with a uniform upward acceleration of 2.00 m/s² and feels no air resistance.The upward thrust force its engines must provide during this acceleration is closest to

• A) 20,000 N.
• B) 980,000 N.
• C) 118,000 N.
• D) 78,000 N.

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