A Saturn V Rocket with an Initial Mass M₀ of 3

question 46

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 lift-off is

• A)1.86 m/s²
• B)2.89 m/s²
• C)3.46 m/s²
• D)3.51 m/s²
• E)3.67 m/s²

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