[ilovemath]

Please look at the question attached.
Why is the answer C?

thanks

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here is the only answer I can think of:
the further away the rocket is from earth the smaller its gravitational attraction to earth. Therefore the greater the resultant force (away from earth) so its acceleration increases rapdily

is this correct?

[siwelmail]

There is other stuff in space BTW

[ilovemath]

(Original post by siwelmail)
There is other stuff in space BTW

so then why is it C??

[It.]

I would say you were correct, as the force from the rocket is constant, and the gravitational attraction from the earth decreases with distance. F=ma, so acceleration increases as resultant force increases.

[siwelmail]

(Original post by ilovemath)
so then why is it C??

Velocity= Displacement from start/time.

Work it out yourself with words, relating to the rocket.

[Stonebridge]

(Original post by ilovemath)
Please look at the question attached.
Why is the answer C?

thanks

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here is the only answer I can think of:
the further away the rocket is from earth the smaller its gravitational attraction to earth. Therefore the greater the resultant force (away from earth) so its acceleration increases rapdily

is this correct?

Yes. That's the reason why the answer is C.

[ilovemath]

(Original post by Stonebridge)
Yes. That's the reason why the answer is C.

thanks