Physics, asked by nishadas2104, 1 year ago

A machine gun of mass 10kg fires 20g bullets at the rate of 10 bullets per sec with a speed of 500m/sec.. what force is required to hold the gun in position.

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Answered by Eviltwin
64
Newtons 3rd law 
Force required = rate of change in momentum of the gun

F = (20/1000) * 10 * 500 = 100 N

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Answered by JunaidMirza
22
F = nmv/t
= (n/t) × mv
= [20 /s] × 20 × 10^-3 kg × 500 m/s
= 200 N

200 N force is required to hold the gun.
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