When a bullet is fired from a loosely held rifle, the ratio of the mass of the

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When a bullet is fired from a loosely held rifle, the ratio of the mass of the bullet to that of the rifle equals the negative of the reciprocal of the ratio of the velocity of the bullet to that of the rifle. If a 3.0 kg rifle fires a 5.0-g bullet and the velocity of the bullet is 300 m/s, what is the recoil velocity of the rifle?

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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