CCNY PHYS 35100 - Fall 2024
Sep 11, 2024

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Instructions:


  1. Solve $$ m \; dv = -dm \; v_{ex} $$ for $v(m)$. (Initial speed and mass are $v_0$ and $m_0$ respectively.)

  2. If thrust is given by: $-\overset{\bullet}{m}v_{ex}$, then we have from the 2nd law: $$m \overset{\bullet}{v} = - \overset{\bullet}{m}v_{ex} - mg $$ (Near the surface of the Earth) Assuming that $\overset{\bullet}{m} = -k $ ($k$ is a positive constant), solve this equation of motion for $v(t)$