Question

A gun of mass 3 kg fires a bullet of mass 30 g. The bullet takes 0.003 seconds to move through the barrel of the gun, and acquires a velocity of 100 m/s. Calcul ate:a) the velocity at which the gun recoilsb) the force exerted on the gunman due to recoil of the gun.I want the solution as well as the answer.

Answer 1

That might do it. The force will be equal and opposite to bullet and velocity can be calculated when the bullet just exits the barrel