What is the final speed of the second stage

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Suppose the first stage of a two-stage rocket has total mass 1.30×10^4 kg, of which 1.10×10^4 kg is fuel. The total mass of the second stage is 1000 kg, of which 700 kg is fuel. Assume that the relative speed (Vex)of ejected material is constant, and ignore any effect of gravity. (The effect of gravity is small during the firing period if the rate of fuel consumption is large.)

a.) suppose the entire fuel supply carried by the 2-stage rocket is utilized in a single-stage rocket with the same total mass of 1.4x10^4 kg. In terms of Vex, what is the speed of the rocket, starting from rest, when its fuel is exhausted?

b.) For the two-stage rocket, what is the speed when the fuel of the first stage is exhausted if the first stage carries the second stage with it to this point? This speed then becomes the initial speed of the second stage. At this point, the second stage seperates from the first stage.

c.) What is the final speed of the second stage?

d.) What value of Vex is required to give the second stage of the rocket a speed of 8.0 km/s?

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