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A 3. 00-kg rifle fires a 0. 00500-kg bullet at a speed of 300 m/s. Which force is greater in magnitude: the force that the rifle exerts on the bullet or the force that the bullet exerts on the rifle?.

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Answer:

Forces are equal

Step-by-step explanation:

The forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. This is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion.

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