A water cannon for rock cutting uses compressed gas to accelerate a 70 kg metal piston to

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A water cannon for rock cutting uses compressed gas to accelerate a 70 kg metal piston to 65 m/s. The energy of the piston is transferred to 0.9 kg of water, which is fired out of a small nozzle. Assuming that all of the piston energy is transferred to the water, what is the water jet velocity in m/s?

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