SOLUTION: if rocket burns at the rate of 2.5 tons per minute when falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. if the rocket weighs 6000 tons before reentry express its weight as a function of

Question 767250: if rocket burns at the rate of 2.5 tons per minute when falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. if the rocket weighs 6000 tons before reentry express its weight as a function of time t in minutes of reentry
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rate is given with unit of tons per minute. The variable is minutes, .
The amount of burning rocket mass is being subtracted from the initial 6000 ton mass.

Calling M the function of time in minutes,
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