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A 5000 kg rocket is set for vertical firing. The exhaust speed is 800 ms-1. To give an initial upward 
acceleration of 20 ms-2, the amount of gas ejected per second to supply the needed thrust will be (Take,
9 = 10 ms-2

a
127.5 kgs-1
b
187.5 kgs-1
c
185.5 kgs-1
d
137.5 kgs-1

detailed solution

Correct option is B

F=udmdt=m(g+a)⇒  dmdt=m(g+a)u=5000×(10+20)800=187.5kgs-1

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