A 5-ton spacecraft is running low on fuel and the spacecraft's propulsion force is given by F=5000−2x (The instant the force reaches zero, the fuel runs out and the force is forever zero.) Assuming that the change in the ship's mass due to fuel loss is negligible, determine: a) Graph the force versus position and tell where the fuel ends. b) How much energy was available in the fuel? c) If the ship starts from rest, what is the fastest speed the ship can reach?

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A 5-ton spacecraft is running low on fuel and the spacecraft's propulsion force is given by F=5000−2x (The instant the force reaches zero, the fuel runs out and the force is forever zero.) Assuming that the change in the ship's mass due to fuel loss is negligible, determine:

a) Graph the force versus position and tell where the fuel ends.

b) How much energy was available in the fuel?

c) If the ship starts from rest, what is the fastest speed the ship can reach?

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