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6 October, 12:27

A man standing on very slick ice fires a rifle horizontally. The mass of the man together with the rifle is 70 kg, and the mass of the bullet is 10 g. If the bullet leaves the muzzle at a speed of 500 m/s, what is the final speed of the man?

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  1. 6 October, 12:29
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    Final speed of the man is 0.071 m/s

    Explanation:

    Here momentum is conserved.

    Momentum of bullet = Moment of man plus rifle after firing

    Mass of bullet = 10 g = 0.01 kg

    Speed of bullet = 500 m/s

    Momentum of bullet = Mass of bullet x Speed of bullet = 0.01 x 500 = 5 kg m/s

    Mass of man plus rifle = 70 kg

    We need to find speed of man

    Moment of man plus rifle after firing = Momentum of bullet = 5 kg m/s

    Mass of man plus rifle x Speed of man = 5

    70 x Speed of man = 5

    Speed of man = 0.071 m/s

    Final speed of the man = 0.071 m/s
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