A 10,000-kg rocket blasts off from earth with a uniform upward acceleration of 2.00 m/s2 and feels no air resistance. The upward thrust force its engines must provide during this acceleration is closest to
A) 20,000 N.
B) 980,000 N.
C) 118,000 N.
D) 78,000 N.
Question 2
A long, straight wire carrying a current is placed along the y-axis. If the direction of the current is in the +y direction, what is the direction of the magnetic field due to this wire?
A) clockwise, around the x-axis
B) counterclockwise, around the x-axis
C) counterclockwise, around the z-axis
D) counterclockwise, around the y-axis
E) clockwise, around the y-axis
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