Question

if a bullet of unknown mass is fired from a gun with 50m/s. such that the recoil of the gun is -0.3m/s if the mass of gun is 8 kg .find the mass of the bullet

Answer 1

1333.34 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The mass of the gun, m = 8 kg

Speed of the bullet, V = 50 m/s

The recoil speed of the gun, v = -0.3 m/s

We need to find the mass of the bullet. Using the conservation of momentum to find it. Let M is the mass of the bullet.

`mv=MV\\\\M=(mv)/(V)\\\\=(50* 8)/(0.3)\\\\=1333.34\ kg`

So, the mass of the bullet is 1333.34 kg.