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Cоnsider а rоcket engine thаt hаs a nоzzle exit cross-sectional area of 2 m2, and discharges propellant at a rate of 160 kg/s with an exhaust (exit) velocity of 4,000 m/s and exit pressure of 20 kPa. (a) Find the thrust (in kN), the specific impulse, and the effective exhaust velocity for this engine at sea-level where = 100 kPa. Answers: [T0] kN, [Isp0] sec, and [C0] m/s (round all to the nearest integer) (b) Find the thrust (in kN), the specific impulse, and the effective exhaust velocity for this engine in space where 0 kPa. Answers: [T1] kN, [Isp1] sec, and [C1] m/s (round all to the nearest integer) (c) When the rocket is sitting on the launchpad, it has a mass of 60,000 kg, of which 46,000 kg is propellant. Find the velocity of the rocket (after all propellant is used) and the burn time (in minutes). Neglect drag and gravity. Use an average specific impulse of 380 sec. Answers: = [Vf] m/s (round to the nearest integer) AND burn time = [time] minutes (round to two decimal places)