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Difficult Problem! I Tried My Best!
During launches, rockets often discard unneeded parts. A certain rocket starts from rest on the launch pad and accelerates upward at a steady 3.50 m/s^2. When it is 230 m above the launch pad, it discards a used fuel canister by simply disconnecting it. Once it is disconnected, the only force acting on the canister is gravity (air resistance is ignored)
a. How high is the rocket when the canister hits the launch pad, assuming that the rocket does not change it acceleration?
b. What total distance did the canister travel between its release and its crash onto the launch pad?
I know that I have to use one of the constant accelertion, but which one?
Vx = Vox + axt
x = Xo + Voxt + (1/2)ax(t^2)
Vx^2 = Vox^2 + 2ax(x-xo)
x-xo = ((Vox + Vx)/(2))*t
Thanks for any help provided.
Homework Statement
During launches, rockets often discard unneeded parts. A certain rocket starts from rest on the launch pad and accelerates upward at a steady 3.50 m/s^2. When it is 230 m above the launch pad, it discards a used fuel canister by simply disconnecting it. Once it is disconnected, the only force acting on the canister is gravity (air resistance is ignored)
a. How high is the rocket when the canister hits the launch pad, assuming that the rocket does not change it acceleration?
b. What total distance did the canister travel between its release and its crash onto the launch pad?
Homework Equations
I know that I have to use one of the constant accelertion, but which one?
Vx = Vox + axt
x = Xo + Voxt + (1/2)ax(t^2)
Vx^2 = Vox^2 + 2ax(x-xo)
x-xo = ((Vox + Vx)/(2))*t
The Attempt at a Solution
Thanks for any help provided.