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The mass of the helicopter is . It takes off vertically at time . The pilot advances the throttle so that the upward thrust of its engine (in ) is given as a function of time in seconds by . (a) Determine the magnitude of the linear impulse due to the forces acting on the helicopter from to . (b) Use the principle of impulse and momentum to determine how fast the helicopter is moving at .
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1 of 4a) There are 2 main forces applied on the helicopter: the thrust of the engine () and the weight of the helicopter (). Thus, the resultant force () applied on the helicopter can be found as following:
In the calculation process, we have to divide the value of by 1000 as the value of is given in .
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