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A rocket of mass 120 kg is moving vertically up at 600 ms1 such that gas is escaping at the rate of 1 kg per second. Find out acceleration of the rocket.
  1. 2 ms2
  2. 5 ms2
  3. 6 ms2
  4. 10 ms2

A
6 ms2
B
2 ms2
C
5 ms2
D
10 ms2
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