What is the minimum amount of thrust necessary for a vertically fired rocket to leave the launching pad? Can this thrust be reduced as the rocket gains speed? Explain

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The thrust must be greater than the rocket's weight. If it isn't, there will be no net force upward and the rocket won't move upward. As fuel is burned, the weight of the rocket and its mass decreases. So the amount of thrust can be less as less mass is to be accelerated. About 90 percent of common rockets are the fuel they carry.

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