Homework Help: Physics

Posted by falcon306 on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 3:18pm.

A man standing on very slick ice fires a rifle horizontally. The mass of the man together with the rifle is 70 kg, and the mass of the bullet is 10g.
Q:If the bullet leaves the muzzle at a speed of 500 m/s, what is the final speed of the man?

I dont know how to set this up, help?

Physics - bobpursley, Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 3:26pm
Conservation of momentum applies. Momentum of bullet +momentum man=0

Answer this Question

Related Questions

Physics - A rifle with a weight of 40 N fires a 4.0 g bullet with a speed of 300...
Physics - A rifle with a weight of 30 N fires a 3.0 g bullet with a speed of 250...
PHYSICS - Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any ...
Physics - Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any ...
Physics! - Two skaters, a man and a woman, are standing on ice. Neglect any ...
Physics..help please - A rifle with a weight of 35 N fires a 4.0 g bullet with a...
physic - Hi! could you help me to start this problem becuase I had try so many ...
Physics (please help!!!!) - A man standing on a frictionless ice throws a ...
Physics please help - A man standing on a frictionless ice throws a boomerang ...
physics - A 70.8 kg man is standing on a frictionless ice surface when he throws...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: