AP Physics 1
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
4.1 Linear Momentum
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
Multi-Unit
A space probe far from the Earth is traveling at \(14.8\,\text{km/s}\). It has mass \(1312\,\text{kg}\). The probe fires its rockets to give a constant thrust of \(156\,\text{kN}\) for \(220\) seconds. It accelerates in the same direction as its initial velocity. In this time it burns \(150\,\text{kg}\) of fuel. Calculate the final speed of the space probe in \(\text{km/s}\).
Note: This is a bonus question. Skip if you haven't yet taken calculus.
Note: This is a bonus question. Skip if you haven't yet taken calculus.
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