Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition
Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780078807213
Author: Paul W. Zitzewitz
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Chapter 11, Problem 61A
To determine

The additional height by which the rocket will rise.

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Answer to Problem 61A

  20m

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The mass of test rocket, m=10.0kg

The rocket’s kinetic energy when the engine stops firing, KE=1960J

Formula used:

The kinetic energy of an object of mass m travelling at a speed of v is given by,

  KE=12mv2

And, the PE of an object of mass, m , due to its height, h , and gravity is given by,

  PE=mgh

Conservation of Mechanical Energy is given as,

  KEbefore+PEbefore=KEafter+PEafter

Where KE is the kinetic energy and PE is the potential energy.

Calculation:

Let the height of the rocket when its engine stops be h and its additional height gained by ha . Then, using conservation of mechanical energy formula,

  KEbefore+PEbefore=KEafter+PEafter1960+mgh=0+mg(h+ha)1960=mgha

Using the given values in above,

  1960=(10)(9.8)haha=20m

Conclusion:

Thus, the additional height gained by the rocket is 20m .

Chapter 11 Solutions

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