A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 g with a velocity 1200m s⁻¹. The man holding it can exert a maximum force of 144 N on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?

Rotational Motion: JEE Main 2004 Physics question

JEE Main 2004 · Annual, Paper 1 · Q6232

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A machine gun fires a bullet of mass

40

g

with a velocity

1200m{s^{ - 1}}.

The man holding it can exert a maximum force of

144

N

on the gun. How many bullets can he fire per second at the most?