Difference between revisions of "Forest UCM Ch3 Rockets"
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Consider a rocket of mass <math>m</math> moving at a speed <math>v</math> ejecting rocket fuel at a speed <math>u</math>. | Consider a rocket of mass <math>m</math> moving at a speed <math>v</math> ejecting rocket fuel at a speed <math>u</math>. | ||
<math>m =</math> mass of Fuel + Rocket | <math>m =</math> mass of Fuel + Rocket | ||
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| + | <math>v_F =</math> velocity of Fuel relative to the Rocket | ||
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[[Forest_UCM_MnAM#Rockets]] | [[Forest_UCM_MnAM#Rockets]] | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 13 September 2014
Consider a rocket of mass moving at a speed ejecting rocket fuel at a speed .
mass of Fuel + Rocket
velocity of Fuel relative to the Rocket