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A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust. As a result, its mass increase at a rate dM(t)dt=bv2(t) , where v(t) is its instantaneous velocity. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is

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a

bv3(t)

b

bv3M(t)

c

2bv3M(t)

d

bv32M(t)

answer is B.

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Given  dM(t)dt=bv2(t)

F=dpdt=Mdvdt+dMdt

F=Mdvdt+v(bv2(t))

F=Mdvdt+bv3(t)

Force acting on satellite is zero  F=0

Mdvdt=bv3dvdt=bv3Ma=bv3M(t)

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A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust. As a result, its mass increase at a rate dM(t)dt=bv2(t) , where v(t) is its instantaneous velocity. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is