Q.

A gun of mass M fires a bullet of mass m with a velocity v relative to the gun. The average force required to bring the gun to rest in 0.5 sec. is

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a

2MmvM+m

b

Mmv2M+m

c

3Mmv2M+m

d

MmvM+m

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

 Velocity of gun =v1  Velocity of bullet= v-v1

mv-v1=Mv1v1=mvm+M

The momentum imparted on the gun:  P=Mv1

F=MmvM+m0.5=2MmvM+m

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