a. If the mass of bullet is 5g and the mass of the gun is 10kg and the velocity of the bullet is 300m/s, find the recoil speed of the gun Answer V= 0.15m/s b. An aero plane flying at 250m/s takes air into its engine at a rate of 500kg/s. Fuel is burnt at 20kg/s. The engine expels gases at a speed of 600m/s relative to the jet. Calculate the driving force of the engine (187000N)

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a. If the mass of bullet is 5g and the mass of the
gun is 10kg and the velocity of the bullet is
300m/s, find the recoil speed of the gun
Answer V= 0.15m/s
b. An aero plane flying at 250m/s takes air into
its engine at a rate of 500kg/s. Fuel is burnt at
20kg/s. The engine expels gases at a speed of
600m/s relative to the jet. Calculate the
driving force of the engine (187000N)
Transcribed Image Text:a. If the mass of bullet is 5g and the mass of the gun is 10kg and the velocity of the bullet is 300m/s, find the recoil speed of the gun Answer V= 0.15m/s b. An aero plane flying at 250m/s takes air into its engine at a rate of 500kg/s. Fuel is burnt at 20kg/s. The engine expels gases at a speed of 600m/s relative to the jet. Calculate the driving force of the engine (187000N)
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