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Jet propulsion and Putting it all together Rocket stages A 5000-kg rocket e...

Jet propulsion and Putting it all together

Rocket stages A 5000-kg rocket ejects a 10,000-kg package of fuel. Before ejection, the rocket and the fuel travel together at a speed of 200 m/s with respect to distant stars. If after the ejection, the fuel package travels at 50 m/s opposite the direction of its initial motion, what is the velocity of the rocket?

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