Consider a rocket that is in deep space and at rest relative to an inertial reference frame. the rocket's engine is to be fired for a certain interval. what must be the rocket's mass ratio (ratio of initial to final mass) over that interval if the rocket's final speed relative to the inertial frame is to be equal to (a) the exhaust speed (speed of the exhaust products relative to the rocket) and (b)7.00 times the exhaust speed? (the exhaust products from the rocket escape at a constant velocity relative to the rocket)

Is a  vector quantity  that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position." imagine a person moving rapidly - one step forward and one step back - always returning to the original starting position. while this might result in a frenzy of activity, it would result in a zero velocity. because the person always returns to the original position, the motion would never result in a change in position. since velocity is defined as the rate at which the position changes, this motion results in zero velocity. if a person in motion wishes to maximize their velocity, then that person must make every effort to maximize the amount that they are displaced from their original position. every step must go into moving that person further from where he or she started. for certain, the person should never change directions and begin to return to the starting position.