$A$ rocket has a mass of $100 \, kg$. $90\%$ of this is fuel. It ejects fuel vapours at the rate of $1 \, kg/s$ with a velocity of $500 \, m/s$ relative to the rocket. It is assumed that the rocket is outside the gravitational field. The initial upthrust on the rocket when it just starts moving upwards is ......... $N$.

Bullets of mass $50 \, g$ are fired from a gun of mass $10 \, kg$ with a velocity of $300 \, m/s$. If $5$ bullets are fired per second,then what force must a person apply on the gun so that it does not recoil? $(N)$

$A$ satellite moving with velocity $v$ in a force-free space collects stationary interplanetary dust at a rate of $\frac{dM}{dt} = \alpha v$,where $M$ is the mass (of satellite + dust) at that instant. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is:

$A$ flexible chain of length $L = 2 \ m$ and mass $M = 1 \ kg$ is initially held in a vertical position such that its lower end just touches a horizontal surface. It is released from rest at time $t = 0$. Assuming that any part of the chain that strikes the plane immediately comes to rest and that the portion of the chain lying on the horizontal surface does not form any heap,find the height of its centre of mass above the surface at the instant $t = 1/\sqrt{5} \ s$ (before it completely comes to rest).

In a rocket of mass $1000\, kg$,fuel is consumed at a rate of $40\, kg/s$. The velocity of the gases ejected from the rocket is $5 \times 10^4\, m/s$. The thrust on the rocket is:

$A$ rocket accelerates straight up by ejecting gas downwards. In a small time interval $\Delta t$,it ejects a gas of mass $\Delta m$ at a relative speed $u$. Calculate the kinetic energy $(KE)$ of the entire system at time $t + \Delta t$ and $t$,and show that the device that ejects gas does work equal to $(\frac{1}{2}) \Delta m u^2$ in this time interval (ignoring gravity).