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 Surroundings: Nothing Surroundings: Nothing
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 Fnet=ΔpΔt Fnet=ΔpΔt
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 === Solution === === Solution ===
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 +We know that the momentum of the system (gun + slug) does not change due to their being no external forces acting on the system, therefore, the change in momentum in the x-direction is 0.
  
 Δpx=0 Δpx=0
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 +The total momentum of the system in x direction is also 0.
  
 Ptot,x=0 Ptot,x=0
  
-Because +This is because the initial momentum of the system is 0 and therefore the final momentum of the system is zero.
  
 Ptot,i,x=0 Ptot,i,x=0
  
-$0 = M_G V_G + m_S V_S \longrightarrow M_G V_Gisnegativeandm_S V_S$ is positive+We can relate the momentum before to the momentum after then giving us the following equation. 
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 +$0 = M_G V_G + m_S V_S \longrightarrow M_G V_Gisnegativeandm_S V_S$ is positive (see diagram). 
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 +To find the force acting on the shoulder of the shooter me need to know VG in order to find change in momentum for the gun and relate this to the force using Fnet=ΔpΔt. Rearrange the previous equation.
  
 VG=msMGVS VG=msMGVS
  
 +Fill in the values for the corresponding variables.
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 +VG=0.22kg3.5kg500m/s=31.4m/s
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 +Use the value found for VG to find the change in momentum and hence find what kind of force that is on your shoulder.
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 +Fnet=ΔpΔt
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 +Fill in values for known variables.
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 +Fnet=(3.5kg)(31.4m/s+0m/s)(1/24s)
  
 +Fnet=2637.6N (at least)
  
  
  
  
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