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The lead female character in the movie Diamonds Are Forever is standing at the edge of an offshore oil rig. As she fires a gun, she is driven back over the edge and into the sea. Suppose the mass of a bullet is 0.008 kg, and its velocity is +706 m/s. Her mass (including the gun) is 60 kg. (a) What recoil velocity does she acquire in response to a single shot from a stationary position, assuming that no external force keeps her in place? Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. m/s (b) Under the same assumption, what would be her recoil velocity if, instead, she shoots a blank cartridge that ejects a mass of 5.0 10-4 kg at a velocity of +706 m/s? Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. m/s

Explanation / Answer

0.008 * 706 = 60*v
v= 0.094 m/s recoil speed

b)
0.0005 * 706 = 60*v

v = 0.00588 m/s

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