A two-stage rocket is travelling through space at a constant velocity of 1,233 m/s, when a small explosive charge is used to separate the stages, as shown in the figure. Lower stage Upper stage explosive charge Immediately after the explosion the upper stage of mass 979 kg is found to be travelling at a velocity of 3,977 m/s in the original direction.

A two-stage rocket is travelling through space at a constant velocity of 1,233 m/s, when a small explosive charge is used to separate the stages, as shown in the figure. Lower stage Upper stage explosive charge Immediately after the explosion the upper stage of mass 979 kg is found to be travelling at a velocity of 3,977 m/s in the original direction.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 77A

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