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Published on: September 12, 2026
A satellite in force-free space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust at a rate \(\frac{dM}{dt} = \alpha v\) where M is the mass, v is the velocity of the satellite and \(\alpha\) is a constant. What is the deacceleration of the satellite
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\(F = \frac{dp}{dt} = v \left( \frac{dM}{dt} \right) = \alpha v^{2}\) ∴ ∴ \(a = \frac{F}{M} = \frac{\alpha v^{2}}{M}\)
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