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To determine whether or not drag separation would be an issue, the following calculations were performed:
Complete Rocket:
First, to analyze the rocket as a whole, compute only the external forces (Gravity and Drag) and ignore the internal forces (Normal forces).
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F_{net}=M_{1}g+M_{2}g+D_{1}+D_{2}=(M_{1}+M_{2})a_{net}\\
a_{net}=\frac{D_{1}+D_{2}}{M_{1}+M_{2}}+g
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