Question

bullet of mass 40gm is fired from a gun of mass 8kg with a velocity of 800 m/s, calculate the recoil velocity of gun

(a) 1m/s
(b) -1m/s
(c) 2m/s
(d) -4m/s

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Answer 1

Question:-

bullet of mass 40gm is fired from a gun of mass 8kg with a velocity of 800 m/s, calculate the recoil velocity of gun

(a) 1m/s

(b) -1m/s

(c) 2m/s

(d) -4m/s

Given :

Mass of the bullet,M = 40gm= 0.04kg

Mass of the gun,m = 8kg

Velocity of bullet,u = 800ms⁻¹

To find :

The recoil of the gun(V)

Solution :

Initially both bullet and gun are at rest

⇒Intial momentum before firing = 0

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As no external force acts on the system

So According to the law of conservation of Momentum .

Total momentum before firing = Total momentum after the firing

⇒0 = mu+ Mv

⇒MV= -mu

⇒8× V= -0.04×800

$\implies\:V=\dfrac{-0.04\times 800}{8}$

$\implies\:V=\dfrac{-4\times800}{100\times8}$

$\implies \: V= - 4\: ms {}^{ - 1}$

Therefore;

${\purple{\boxed{\large{\bold{Recoil\:Velocity =-4ms{}^{-1}}}}}}$

⇒The negative sign shows that V and u are in opposite directions i.e ,the gun gives a kick in the backward direction or gun recoils with velocity v.