A gun fires a shell of mass 1.5 kg with velocity of 150m/s and recoils with a velocity of 2.5m/s.Calculate the mass of the gun
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mass of shell =. 1.5 kg
velocity of shell , v1 = 159m/s
Recoil velocity. =. 2.5m/s
mass of gun. =. M
acc. to the conservation of momentum ,
mv1 =Mv2
1.5 ×150 = M×2.5
M=. 1.5 ×159÷2.5
M=90 kg ans
velocity of shell , v1 = 159m/s
Recoil velocity. =. 2.5m/s
mass of gun. =. M
acc. to the conservation of momentum ,
mv1 =Mv2
1.5 ×150 = M×2.5
M=. 1.5 ×159÷2.5
M=90 kg ans
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