A Saturn V Rocket with an Initial Mass M₀ of 3

question 30

Multiple Choice

A Saturn V rocket with an initial mass m₀ of 3 $\times$ 10⁶ kg has a payload that accounts for 27% of this mass,a burn rate of 15 $\times$ 10³ kg/s,and a thrust F_th of 35 $\times$ 10⁶ N.The acceleration at burnout is

• A)27.8 m/s²
• B)33.4 m/s²
• C)34.7 m/s²
• D)35.9 m/s²
• E)37.7 m/s²

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