Speed of Balloon

Speed of Balloon#

In a demo for showing how a jet works, Abbas would like to use an inflated balloon. The mass of the empty balloon is 1.1 \(g\) and it only moves vertically upward. We know that this balloon produces a constant thrust force of 0.05 \(N\).

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Part 1#

What will be the speed of the balloon after it moves 2.8 \(m\) upward? Neglect air resistance and assume it starts from rest.

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in \(m/s\).

Attribution#

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