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Susanne217
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Homework Statement
Lets imagine that in the movie 2010. The Discovery is rotating then they find it. Every time the ship reaches a speed in the circular motion of 24000 km/h the engine gives a burst of energy. Which amounts to 20 kN. The mass of the Discovery is 30.000 kg. The time from the engine gives a burst amounted to the above size to the ships engine going to sleep is 3 minutes.
How do I calculate the extra speed v_final which is achieved by the engine burst after the three minutes. Necletecting all other forces?
Is there a specific formula?
According to my book. the answer is suppsed to be 24400 km/h.
I have to tried to the formula
[tex] F = 1/2 \cdot m v_f^2 - 1/2 \cdot m v_i^2 [/tex]
But using that formula I arrive at v_final = v_initial.
What am I doing wrong?
Sincerely
Susanne