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question when a rocket that is gaining speed in deep space runs out of fuel, it answer no longer gains speed and slows down because of its inertia immediately starts slowing down because of its inertia continues to speed up for a short period because of its inertia no longer gains speed but maintains its speed because of its inertia i dont know yet submit
This relies on Newton's First Law of Motion (inertia): an object in motion stays in motion with constant velocity if no net force acts on it. In deep space, there is no air resistance or other external forces. When the rocket runs out of fuel, the thrust force stops, so there is no net force to accelerate it further, and it will maintain its current speed.
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no longer gains speed but maintains its speed because of its inertia