A 2.34-kg gun has a recoil velocity of 5.2 m/sec. At what velocity does it fire its 95-gram bullets?

Explanation:

We need to use the conservation of energy to help us solve this one.

The energy imparted onto the bullet projectile is equal to the energy imparted into the recoiling gun. We can ignore potential energy and only consider the kinetic energy of the two masses (bullet and gun).

Remember that kinetic energy is expressed as

Conservation of energy means that both the gun and the bullet have the same amount of energy.

We'll want to put the mass terms into the same units. So the gun has a mass of 2340 grams.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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formula.

example:

given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.