A 7450 kg rocket blasts off vertically from the launch pad with a constant upward acceleration...

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A 7450 kg rocket blasts off vertically from the launch pad witha constant upward acceleration of 2.25 m/s2 and feels noappreciable air resistance. When it has reached a height of 500 m ,its engines suddenly fail so that the only force acting on it isnow gravity.

A. What is the maximum height this rocket will reach above thelaunch pad?

B. How much time after engine failure will elapse before therocket comes crashing down to the launch pad?

C. How fast will it be moving just before it crashes?

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A Consider the journey from the launch pad to the point where the engines fail initial velocity u 0 ms a 225 ms2 s 500 m v2 u2 2as v2 0 2225500 v2 2250 ms2 Consider the    See Answer
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