Carrie went with her mother to the rifle range to practice shooting. Firing the rifle created the force needed to send the bullet to the target. But the rifle also recoiled and hit Carrie's shoulder each time she fired. Based on Newton's third law, what do you know about the acceleration of the rifle against Carrie's shoulder?

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Leandro

19 March, 04:01

Carrie went with her mother to the rifle range to practice shooting. Firing the rifle created the force needed to send the bullet to the target. But the rifle also recoiled and hit Carrie's shoulder each time she fired. Based on Newton's third law, what do you know about the acceleration of the rifle against Carrie's shoulder?

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Nicholas Patrick · Answer 1

When you fire a shotgun, you are going to experience the recoil. And if you don't know how to handle a gun like that, properly your going to get injured.

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The answer is C

Audrey Wade · Answer 2

every action of has an opposite and equal reaction so we know that the rifle moved back toward her shoulder because the bullet that was fired out of gun was moving at a very high speed.