Finding Acceleration of a Toy Rocket in Mid-Air | Space Physics Question

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can anyone show me how to find the acceleration of this object

A toy rocket of mass 1.4 Kg whose engine stopped while the rocket was in mid air.

Can you show your working out so i know where you got the answer from
Thanks
 
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Hi spoony33! Welcome to PF! :smile:

Anything without an engine accelerates at g (or, in space, GM/r) vertically downwards. :wink:
 

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