Physics, asked by Dilkhas, 1 year ago

A long bullet is shot from a 5kg gun with a velocity of 400m/s. What is the speed of recoil of gun?

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Answered by JunaidMirza
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By using conservation of momentum

Recoil of gun is
v = (m1u1) / m2
= (m1 × 400) / (5)
= 80 m1

Can’t solve further because mass of bullet (m1) is not given. If you know m1, substitute in above equation to get recoil of gun. Remember that mass of bullet should be in kg.
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