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In a rocket, fuel burns at the rate of 1kgs1. This fuel is ejected from the rocket with the velocity of 60kms1. This exerts a force, in newton, on the rocket of:

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60 N
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600 N
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6000 N
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60000 N
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Solution

The correct option is D. 60000 N.

Given,

v=60 km/s=60000 m/s

Also, force is defined as the rate of change of momentum, here mass is the rate of fuel supply or m/t=1\ kg/s
So F=mvt=1×600001=60000 N.

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