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"A model rocket is launched straight upward from the ground with an initial speed of 53.3 m/s. It rises with a constant upward acceleration of 1.86 m/s^2 until its engines stop at an altitude of 161 m. What is the maximum height reached by the rocket?"

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Solution. We can think about this problem in the following way. First, the rocket can go upward with a constant acceleration a=1.86m/s^2 until its engines stop at an altitude of 161m. We can compute the time T it takes. Then, its engines stop and the rocket will decrease its speed to zero because of the gravity. When its speed ...

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