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In principle, when you fire a rifle, the recoil should push you backward. How big a push will it give

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Answer:

The answer is " because it is in the opposite direction of the bullet".

Explanation:

Given:

[tex]m_1= 70 \ kg\\\\m_2 = 0.01\ kg\\\\v_2 = 500\ \frac{m}{s}\\\\v_1 = ?[/tex]

Using formula:

         

It recoils the velocity of the rifle [tex]= -0.07142 \ \ \frac{m}{s}[/tex]  

Its negative sign displays the opposite direction of the rifle.

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