A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust. As a result, its mass increases at a rate [dM (t)] / dt = bv2 (t), where v(t) is its instantaneous velocity. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is: 1) –bv3(t) 2) –bv3 / M(t) 3) –2bv3 / M(t) 4) –bv3 / 2M(t)
A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust. As a result, its mass increases at a rate [dM (t)] / dt = bv2 (t), where v(t) is its instantaneous velocity. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is: 1) –bv3(t) 2) –bv3 / M(t) 3) –2bv3 / M(t) 4) –bv3 / 2M(t)
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A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust. As a result, its mass increases at a rate [dM (t)] / dt = bv2 (t), where v(t) is its instantaneous velocity. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is:
- 1) –bv3(t)
- 2) –bv3 / M(t)
- 3) –2bv3 / M(t)
- 4) –bv3 / 2M(t)
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