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A rocket in deep space has an exhaust-gas speed of 2000 m/s. When the rocket is...

A rocket in deep space has an exhaust-gas speed of 2000 m/s. When the rocket is fully loaded, the mass of the fuel is five times the mass of the empty rocket. What is the rocket's speed when half the fuel has been burned?

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