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For answers below and solution to Think and Solve, you may express momentum with the symbo...

For answers below and solution to Think and Solve, you may express momentum with the symbol p. Then p = mv.

In the previous chapter, rocket propulsion was explained in terms of Newton’s third law. That is, the force that propels a rocket is from the exhaust gases pushing against the rocket—the reaction to the force the rocket exerts on the exhaust gases. Explain rocket propulsion in terms of momentum conservation.

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