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Conservation-of-Momentum

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  1. The bullet from a soldier’s rifle has a mass of 0 kg. When the rifle is fired, the bullet leaves the rifle with a velocity of 400 m/s. If the mass of the rifle is 5 kg what is the velocity with which the rifle recoils?
  2. A 25 kg tuna fish moving horizontally to the right at 5 m/s swallows a 2 kg tabilos that is swimming to the left at 8 m/s. What is the speed of the tuna fish immediately after, if the forces exerted on the fish by the water can be neglected?
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Conservation-of-Momentum

Course: Civil Engineering (BSCE 01)

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CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM.
1. The bullet from a soldier’s rifle has a mass of 0.35 kg. When the rifle is fired, the bullet leaves the rifle with a
velocity of 400 m/s. If the mass of the rifle is 5 kg what is the velocity with which the rifle recoils?
2. A 25 kg tuna fish moving horizontally to the right at 5 m/s swallows a 2 kg tabilos that is swimming to the left at 8 m/s.
What is the speed of the tuna fish immediately after, if the forces exerted on the fish by the water can be neglected?