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There is no acceleration. How far does the skydiver travel horizontally before pulling the cord?

It looks like the rocket doesn't reach 3600mph until 10 seconds into the burn. In this case 3600 mile/hour x 5280 feet/mile x 1 hour/3600 seconds = 5280 feet/second 5280 feet/second...

four possible answer 5280 ft/s^2 528 ft/s^2 100 ft/s^2 200 ft/s^2

Homework Statement A rocket blast off. In 10.0 seconds it is at 10,000 ft, traveling at 3600mph, The rocket is going straight up Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution