A cannon is rigidly attached to a carriage, which can move
along horizontal rails, but is connected to a post by a large spring, initially unstretched and with force constant k = 2.00 x 104 N/m, as inFigure P6.75. The cannon fires a 2.00 x 102-kg projectile at a velocity of 125 m/s directed 45.0° above the horizontal.
(a) If the mass of the cannon and its carriage is 5.00 x 103-kg, find the
recoil speed of the cannon.
(b) Determine the maximum extension
of the spring.
(c) Find the maximum force the spring exerts
on the carriage.
(d) Consider the system consisting of the cannon,
the carriage, and the shell. Is the momentum of this system
conserved during the firing? Why or why not?
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