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6 April, 04:27

0.05 kg bullet is fired to the north from a 4.0 kg rifle that is initially at rest. The

bullet leaves the rifle with a momentum of 20 Ns. Determine the total momentum of the bullet-and-rifle before the bullet is fired?

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  1. 6 April, 05:45
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    20 Ns

    Explanation:

    Using momentum conservation principle.

    Total momentum before = total momentum after

    MaVa + MbVb = M1V1 + MbVb

    0 = M1V1 + M2V2

    0 = 20 + M2V2

    M2V2 = 20Ns

    Total momentum = 20Ns
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