A rocket of total mass M and with burnout mass 0.20M attains a speed of 3 400 m/s after starting from rest in deep space. What is the exhaust velocity of the rocket?
a. 6.8E+2 m/s
b. 2.1E+3 m/s
c. 1.7E+4 m/s
d. 2.2E+3 m/s
e. 1.1E+3 m/s
b
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