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The lead female character in the movie Diamonds AreForever is standing at the edge of an offshore oil rig. As shefires a gun, she is driven back over the edge and into the sea.Suppose the mass of a bullet is 0.0216 kg and its velocity is +627m/s. Her mass (including the gun) is 42.9 kg. (a) What recoilvelocity does she acquire in response to a single shot from astationary position, assuming that no external force keeps her inplace? (b) Under the same assumption, what would be her recoilvelocity if, instead, she shoots a blank cartridge that ejects amass of 0.000203 kg at a velocity of +627 m/s?

(a) Number Units No unitssmm/skgkg·m/sN

Explanation / Answer

According to conservation of momentum      0 + 0 = m V + M Vf M of the lady , m is mass of the bullet, v is speed ofthe bullet and Vf is recoil speed of the lady.        Vf = - mV / M            = - 0.0216(627m/s) / 42.9            =0.3156m/s in the direction opposite to the direction of thebullet. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Using the similar formula       Vf = - (0.000203(627) /42.9            =0.002966m/s

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