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During a lunar mission, it is necessary to increase the speed of a spacecraft by 2.2 m/s whn it is moving at 400 m/s relative to the moon. The speed of the exhaust products from a rocket engine is 1000 m/s relative to the spacecraft. What fraction of the initial mass of the spacecraft must be burned ejected to accomplish the speed increase?

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