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Can Newton's law be applied for a variable mass? Give an example.

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Yes. For a rocket launched into the space, mass of the rocket decreases with the exhaustion of the feel e.g. Thurst on the rocket `=F=-u(dm)/(dt)` where `u` is the relative velocity of exhaust gas with respect to the rocket.
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