Answer to Question #334292 in Mechanics | Relativity for jethro

Question

at what speed does a gun recoil if it weight 44.5 n and fires a 1.0g bullet at a 2500m/s

Answer 1

The law of conservation of the momentum says

$$0=m_bv_b-m_gv_g$$

Hence, the speed of the gun after shooting

$$v_g=v_b\frac{m_b}{m_g}\\ =2500\:\rm m/s*\frac{1.0*10^{-3}\:kg}{4.54\:kg}=0.55\: m/s$$