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A spaceship is moving in space with a velocity of 60km/s. It fires its retro-engines for 20 s and the velocity is reduced to 55km/s. Calculate the distance travelled by spaceship in 40 sec, from the time of firing retro-engines.

Name: A spaceship is moving in space with a velocity of 60km/s. It fires its retro-engines for 20 s and the velocity is reduced to 55km/s. Calculate the distance travelled by spaceship in 40 sec, from the time of firing retro-engines.
Uploaded: 2022-07-28T18:05:22-08:00
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Description: A spaceship is moving in space with a velocity of 60km/s. It fires its retro-engines for 20 s and the velocity is reduced to 55km/s. Calculate the distance travelled by spaceship in 40 sec, from the time of firing retro-engines.

          A spaceship is moving in space with a velocity of 60km/s. It fires its retro-engines for 20 s and the velocity is reduced to 55km/s. Calculate the distance travelled by spaceship in 40 sec, from the time of firing retro-engines.

A spaceship is moving in space with a velocity of 60km/s. It fires its retro-engines for 20 s and the velocity is reduced to 55km/s. Calculate the distance travelled by spaceship in 40 sec, from the time of firing retro-engines.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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07/28/2022

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Given: Initial velocity, \( u = 60 \, \text{km/s} \) Final velocity, \( v = 55 \, \text{km/s} \) Time, \( t = 20 \, \text{s} \) Using the formula: \[ a = \frac{v - u}{t} \] \[ a = \frac{55 - 60}{20} \] \[ a = \frac{-5}{20} \] \[ a = -0.25 \, \text{km/s}^2 \] ** Show more…

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