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Chapter 9: Q29P (page 249)

Suppose a gangster sprays Superman’s chest with3 gbullets at the rate of 100 bullets/min, and the speed of each bullet is 500 m/s. Suppose too that the bullets rebound straight back with no change in speed. What is the magnitude of the average force on Superman’s chest?

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The magnitude of the average force on Superman’s chest is Favg=5.0N

Step by step solution

01

Understanding the given information

The mass of each bullet,m=3g1kg1000g=3×10-3kg

The speed of a bullet is,v=500m/s

The rate of bombarding bullets is, 100 bullets/min .

02

Concept and formula used in the given question

We can use the equation of impulse-momentum theorem to calculate the impulse and then we can use this value of impulse in the equation of average force to calculate its value.

J=∆P∆P=m×v2-v1J=Favg×t

03

Calculation for the magnitude of the average force on Superman’s chest

Suppose, the time of bombardingthebullet is 1 min. So, the total number of bullets shot at is 100.

The equation of the impulse-momentum theorem is,

J=∆PJ=100×m×v2-v1J=100×3×10-3kg×500m/s--500m/sJ=300N·s

Now,

Favg=J∆t=300N·s60s=5.0N

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