A small thruster on a satellite will fire for

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Problem

A small thruster on a

250\,\text{kg}

satellite will fire for

5.0\,\text{s}

, producing a force that increases uniformly from

0\,\text{N}

at ignition to a peak value

F_{\!\text{max}}

at shutdown. Mission planners require the satellite’s speed to increase by

0.16\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}

in the firing direction. What peak force

F_{\!\text{max}}

should the thruster be designed to produce? (a)

40\,\text{N}

(b)

16\,\text{N}

(c)

8.0\,\text{N}

(d)

32\,\text{N}