13) A 30-06 caliber hunting rifle fires a bullet of mass 0.00531...?

[ONeal S]

A 30-06 caliber hunting rifle fires a bullet of
mass 0.00531 kg with a velocity of 922 m/s to
the right. The rifle has a mass of 5.96 kg.
What is the recoil speed of the rifle as the
bullet leaves the rifle? Answer in units of
m/s.

 

[david v]

I would think an equation like this would be in your notes.
m1*v1=m2*v2

m1 = mass of rifle
v1 = velocity of rifle
m2 = mass of bullet
v2 = velocity of bullet

 

[Chris_Knows]

(0.00531 / 5.96) * 922 =0.821m/s