A Cannon of Mass 1,300 Kg Fires a 12-Kg Shell

question 38

Multiple Choice

A cannon of mass 1,300 kg fires a 12-kg shell with a velocity of 150 m/s at an angle of 45° above the horizontal.Find the recoil velocity of the cannon across the level ground.

• A) 1.38 m/s
• B) 0.98 m/s
• C) 0.51 m/s
• D) 0.49 m/s
• E) ​0.69 m/s

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