A rocket sled of mass starts from rest on a horizontal track

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Problem

A rocket sled of mass

500\,\text{kg}

starts from rest on a horizontal track. Its booster provides a constant thrust of

4000\,\text{N}

forward for

8.0\,\text{s}

, while a constant frictional force of

200\,\text{N}

opposes the motion. What is the speed of the sled at the end of the

8.0\,\text{s}

interval? (a)

64\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(b)

76\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(c)

60.8\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(d)

57.6\,\text{m s}^{-1}