A rifle can shoot a 4.2 g bullet at a speed of 965 m/s. If the work on the bullet is done over a distance of 0.75 m, what is the average force on the bullet?
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A rifle can shoot a 4.2 g bullet at a speed of 965 m/s. If the work on the bullet is done over a distance of 0.75 m, what is the average force on the bullet?
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Answer:
The average force on the bullet will be “2607.43 N“.
Explanation:
The given values are:
Mass of the bullet,
m = 4.2 g
Final speed,
v = 965 m/s
Initial speed,
u = 0
Distance,
S = 0.75 m
According to the Energy theorem,
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On substituting the values, we get
⇒![Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com F\times 0.75=0.5\times 0.0042 [(965)^2 - 0]](https://documen.tv/wp-content/ql-cache/quicklatex.com-4911269a9f81773817dfc904dfb1c8fc_l3.png)
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