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A rifle has a mass of 2.5 kg. if it is loosely gripped and a 1.5-g bullet is fired from it with a muzzle velocity of 1400 m/s. Determine the recoil velocity of the rifle just after firing.
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A rifle has a mass of 2.5 kg. if it is loosely gripped and a 1.5-g bullet is fired from it with a muzzle velocity of 1400 m/s. Determine the recoil velocity of the rifle just after firing.

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Answer:

conservation of momentum

m1v1=m2v2

Step-by-step explanation:

2.5×v1= 0.0015×1400

v1= 2.1/2.5= 0.84m/s

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