NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and CollisionPractice
A gun (mass = M ) fires a bullet (mass = m ) with speed V r relative to the barrel of the gun which is inclined at an angle of 60 ° with horizontal. The gun is placed over a smooth horizontal surface. Find the recoil speed of the gun.
Options
- AV = 1 2 mV r m + M
- BV = 1 2 mV r m - M
- CV = 1 2 MV r m + M
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. V = 1 2 mV r m + M
Step-by-step solution
Using conservation of linear momentum in the horizontal direction. m V r cos 60° - V =  MV mV r cos 60 o m + M = V V = 1 2 mV r m + M