SOLUTION: A rocket burns up at the rate of 2.5 tons/minute after falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. If the rocket weighed 6000 tons before reentry, express its weight w as a function

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Question 307966: A rocket burns up at the rate of 2.5 tons/minute after falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. If the rocket weighed 6000 tons before reentry, express its weight w as a function of the time t, in minutes of reentry.


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w = -2.5t + 6000