A 100kg cannon at rest contains a 10kgcannonball. when fired, the cannonball leaves the cannon with avelocity of 90m/s. what is the magnitude of the recoil speed of thecannon.

Chesley

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2021-02-03

A 100kg cannon at rest contains a 10kgcannonball. when fired, the cannonball leaves the cannon with avelocity of 90m/s. what is the magnitude of the recoil speed of thecannon.

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Clara Reese

Clara Reese

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momentum before = momentum after let mc= the mass of the cannon mb= the mass of thecannonball v1= speed of cannon ball mcvc+ mbvb= mcvc+mbvb 0 + 0 = 100 kg * vc+10

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