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Grade 11Mechanics

a bullet of mass m is realeased by a gun of mass M the velocity of the bullet is V if the gun creates a force F and by distance S it has to stop the prove F= m2v2/2MS

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Shivansh
7 Years ago
Momentum will be P = mv
hence Kinetic energy will be KE= P^2/2M
the force F will do work equal to FS
FS = P^2/2M
Proved