A rocket with a lift-off mass 20,000 kg is blasted upwards with an initial
acceleration of 5.0 m s-2. Calculate the initial thrust (force) of the blast.
Mass (m) = 20,000 kg Given acceleration (a) = 5 ms^(-2) Thrust (f) = mass (m) x acceleration (a) = 20,000 kg x 5 ms^(-2) = 100,000 kg ms^(-2) = 100,000 N Therefore, the initial thrust(force) of the rocket's blast will be 100,000 N.