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3/157 The third and fourth stages of a rocket are coasting in space with a velocity of 18 000 km/h when a small explosive charge between the stages separates them. Immediately after separation the fourth stage has increased its velocity to \( v_4 = 18\,060 \) km/h. What is the corresponding velocity \( v_3 \) of the third stage? At separation the third and fourth stages have masses of 400 and 200 kg, respectively.
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Given: 000 km, 200 kg
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Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Β· 9th Edition
Author: Meriam, Kraige & Bolton
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Kinetics of Particles