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A cannon of mass m1 fires a shell of mass m2 with speed v0 relative to the barrel which is inclined at an angle α with horizontal . Find the recoil speed of cannon if it is placed on ice.

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m2v0cosα(m1+m2)
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m1v0sinα(m1+m2)
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m2v0cosα(m1m2)
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m1v0sinα(m1m2)
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Solution

The correct option is A m2v0cosα(m1+m2)
Since the cannon is placed on ice, the surface can be considered frictionless. The situation can be shown as below

Let the recoil speed of cannon be v w.r.t ground
velocity of the shell w.r.t ground =v0cosαv
Applying momentum conservation in horizontal direction, we have
0=m2(v0cosαv)m1v
v=m2v0cosα(m1+m2)

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