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Bullets from two revolvers are fired with the same velocity. The bullet from gun #1 is twice as heavy as the bullet from gun #2. Gun #1 weighs three times as much as gun #2. The ratio of the momentum imparted to gun #1 to that imparted to gun #2 is:

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The guy on top is correct. I came to verify.

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Answer:

The ratio of the momentum imparted to gun #1 to that imparted to gun #2 is equal to 2 : 1

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Bullets from two revolvers are fired with the same velocity. The bullet from gun #1 is-example-1
Bullets from two revolvers are fired with the same velocity. The bullet from gun #1 is-example-2
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