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Grade 11Mechanics

a machine gun fires 30g bullets @ 6 bullets/sec with a speed of 400 m/s. What force in newton is needed to keep the gun in position?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Let MB  be the mass of bullets ,
                    VB be the speed of bullet
                    UB be the speed of bullet.
 Given: MB = 30g VB = 400 m/sec and UB = 0 m/sec.
Number of bullets: 6 Bullets
As we know that
Force = (Change in momentum)/ time
here we find force for time t – 1sec
Mass of bullets (MB) = 30x6/1000
                                     =0.180 kg
Force = (MBVB − MBUB)/t
           = (0.180 x400 – 0.180 x 0)/1
           = 72 N