A 110-g bullet is fired from a rifle having a barrel 0.636 m long. Choose the origin to be at the location where the bullet begins to move. Then the force (in newtons) exerted by the expanding gas on the bullet is 13500 + 11000x - 25750x2, where x is in meters.
ADetermine the work done by the gas on the bullet as the bullet travels the length of the barrel.
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BIf the barrel is 1.02 m long, how much work is done?
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CHow does this value compare with the work calculated in part (a)?
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ADetermine the work done by the gas on the bullet as the bullet travels the length of the barrel.
BIf the barrel is 1.02 m long, how much work is done?
CHow does this value compare with the work calculated in part (a)?
