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What is the acceleration of a 4,500 kg rocket taking off from the Moon, where the...

What is the acceleration of a 4,500 kg rocket taking off from the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is only 1.6 m/s2? The rocket expels 5.8 kg of gas per second at an exhaust velocity of 2,000 m/s.

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acceleration of the system is given by

a = (v/m) (dm/dt) - g

a = (2000 / 4500 )* 5.8 - 1.6

a = 0.978 m/s^2

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