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"Multistage rockets reduce the fuel consumption." How? Explain.

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Multistage rocket on reaching a height of about 100 km gets rid of the first stage.
The mass of the rocket is reduced. In each stage the load on the rocket is reduced and hence the consumption of fuel is less in multistage rockets.

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