4.I.3E
Part IA, 2003
Because of an accident on launching, a rocket of unladen mass lies horizontally on the ground. It initially contains fuel of mass , which ignites and is emitted horizontally at a constant rate and at uniform speed relative to the rocket. The rocket is initially at rest. If the coefficient of friction between the rocket and the ground is , and the fuel is completely burnt in a total time , show that the final speed of the rocket is