SOLUTION: James propels a rocket into the troposphere at a rate of 40 feet per second. After 3 seconds, the parachute deploys, and the descent of the rocket is perpendicular to its ascent.
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Question 1000201: James propels a rocket into the troposphere at a rate of 40 feet per second. After 3 seconds, the parachute deploys, and the descent of the rocket is perpendicular to its ascent. How fast is the rocket descending in feet per second? Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source):
You need to know the resistance coefficient of the system as a function of the speed and solve (numerically ?) an ordinary differential equation
or solve non-linear (transcendent ?) equation.
