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Homework Statement
A 6.0 g bullet leaves the muzzle of a rifle with a speed of 338 m/s. What force (assumed constant) is exerted on the bullet while it is traveling down the 0.9 m long barrel of the rifle?
Homework Equations
F=ma
x=vt
a=v/t
The Attempt at a Solution
x=vt
.9m=338m/s t
t=.0027s
a=v/t
a=338 m/s /.0027s
a=126937.8 m/s2
F=ma
F=.006kg (126937.8 m/s2)
F=761.6N