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A gun of mass M fires a bullet of mass m with a Kinetic energy E . The velocity of the recoil of the gun is

Somesh , 6 Years ago
Grade 9
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Arun

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

Momentum before firing = 0 
Momentum after firing = mv + MV

According to law of conservation of momentum, 

mv + MV = 0
Recoil velocity V = - mv /M

Khimraj

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

mass of bullet = m
velocity of bullet v = \sqrt{2E/m}
mass of gun = M
recoil velocity of gun V=?
apply the law of conservation of momentum
mv + MV = 0
V = -mv/M = -(\sqrt{2Em})/M
Hope it clears............................

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