A 5kg rifle is attached to ahorizontal cable such that it will freely move neglecting friction. If the rifle is made to fire a 50g bullet with a muzzle velocity of 300m/s, what will be the velocity of the rifle as it moves opposite the direction of the bullet? mass of the bullet, m = 50g Velocity of the bullet," Velocity of the gun, V = ? mass of the gun, Va = 300m/s m = 5kg

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A 5kg rifle is attached to a horizontal cable such that it
will freely move neglecting friction. If the rifle is made to
fire a 50g bullet with a muzzle velocity of 300m/s, what
will be the velocity of the rifle as it moves opposite the
direction of the bullet?
mass of the bullet,
m = 50g
Velocity of the bullet,
Velocity of the gun,
mass of the gun,
V, = 300m/s
V =?
m = 5kg
Transcribed Image Text:iverted.pdf (382 KB) A 5kg rifle is attached to a horizontal cable such that it will freely move neglecting friction. If the rifle is made to fire a 50g bullet with a muzzle velocity of 300m/s, what will be the velocity of the rifle as it moves opposite the direction of the bullet? mass of the bullet, m = 50g Velocity of the bullet, Velocity of the gun, mass of the gun, V, = 300m/s V =? m = 5kg
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