Question

A gun of mass 3 kg fires a bullet of mass 30 g. The bullet takes 0.003 s to

move through the barrel of the gun and acquires a velocity of 100 m/s.

Calculate: (i) the velocity with which the gun recoils.

(ii) the force exerted on gun man due to recoil of the gun.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A gun of mass 3 kg fires a bullet of mass 30 g.The bullet takes 0.003 s to move through the barrel of the gun and acquires a velocity of 100 m/s.Calculate:

i) the velocity with which the gun recoils.

ii) the force exerted on gunman due to recoil of the gun.