A cannon is mounted on wheels and is at rest. It shoots a 7 kg ball with a velocity of 6.4 m/s. The cannon has a mass of 6.3 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the cannon? Leave your answer to 1 decimal place.

A cannon is mounted on wheels and is at rest. It shoots a 7 kg ball with a velocity of 6.4 m/s. The cannon has a mass of 6.3 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the cannon? Leave your answer to 1 decimal place.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.60P

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A cannon is mounted on wheels and is at rest. It shoots a 7 kg ball with a
velocity of 6.4 m/s. The cannon has a mass of 6.3 kg. What is the recoil
velocity of the cannon? Leave your answer to 1 decimal place.

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