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20 November, 01:23

A cannonball with a mass of 8.3 kg is fired from a cannon that has a mass of 949.3 kg. The cannonball is fired with a speed of 187.9 m/s, and it takes 0.0 seconds for the cannonball to leave the cannon.

what is the recoil speed?

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  1. 20 November, 01:40
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    conservation of momentum

    mass (ball) * speed (ball) = mass (cannon) * speed (cannon)

    (8.3 kg) * (187.9 m/s) = (949.3 kg) * v

    1.64 m/s = v
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