You are the ground-control commander of a 2000 kg scientific rocket that is appr
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You are the ground-control commander of a 2000 kg scientific rocket that is approaching Mars at a speed of 2.5x10^4km/h . It needs to quickly slow to 1.5x10^4km/h to begin a controlled descent to the surface. If the rocket enters the Martian atmosphere too fast it will burn up, and if it enters too slowly, it will use up its maneuvering fuel before reaching the surface and will crash. The rocket has a new braking system: Several 5.0 kg bullets on the front of the rocket can be fired straight ahead. Each has a high-explosive charge that fires it at a speed of 139,000 m/s, as measured from the surface of Mars. You need to send the rocket an instruction to tell it how many bullets to fire. Success will bring you fame and glory, but failure of this $500,000,000 mission will ruin your career.
How many bullets will you tell the rocket to fire?
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