What impulse does the engine exert on the spacecraft

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At time t= 0, a 2150-kg spacecraft in outer space fires an engine that exerts anincreasing force on it in the +x-direction. This force obeys the equation Fx=At^2, where t is time, and has a magnitude of 781.25 N when t= 1.25 s. Assume that the spacecraft has zero velocity at t= 0.

(a) Find the value of the constant A, including its units.

(b) What impulse does the engine exert on the spacecraft during the 1.5 s interval starting 2.0 s after the engine is fired?

(d) How much work is done by this force during this same time interval?

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