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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a rocket burns up at the rate of 3 tons/min after falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. if the rocket weighed 5100 tons befor rentry, express its weight w as a function of the time T, in minutes, or reentry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me out guys

OpenStudy (anonymous):

w= (5100 tons) - (3tons/min)(T) with this solution, you start out with 5100 tons and subtract 3 tons for every minute that the rocket is reentering the atmosphere.

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