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a machine gun has a mass of 20 kg.it fires30g bullets at rate 400m/s.what force must be required to keep the gun in position.

a machine gun has a mass of 20 kg.it fires30g bullets at rate 400m/s.what force must be required to keep the gun in position.

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Himanshu Rathour
119 Points
5 years ago
For gun bullet system momentum will remain conserved
(0.03) *400 +20*(-v)=0
V=0.6m/s
By using force =change in momentum(for gun)
F=(0.6)*20
=12N

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