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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