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From a rifle of mass 4 kg, a bullet of mass 50 g is fired with an initial velocity of 35ms with respect to the ground. Calculate the initial recoil velocity of the rifle.


A

0.3375 m/s

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B

0.4375 m/s

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0.4 m/s

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0 m/s

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Solution

The correct option is B

0.4375 m/s


Initial velocity of bullet and rifle is zero

Mass of rifle = 4 kg

Mass of bullet = 501000=0.05kg

Final velocity of bullet = 35ms

Final velocity of rifle = v

Since momentum is conserved, so initial momentum is equal to final momentum

(4×v)+(0.05×35)=0

v=(35×0.05)4

v=0.4375ms

The negative sign indicates that the rifle recoils with the velocity of 0.4375ms in backward direction.


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