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A machine gun fires `10` bullets per second in horizontal direction. Mass of each bullet is `80g` and muzzle velocity is `500m//s`. If the average horizontal force the shooter must apply to keep the machine gun stationary is `Fxx10^(2)N`, find numerical velue of `F`

A

`4`

B

`5`

C

`8`

D

`12`

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`F_(n et)=(DeltaAp)/(Deltat)=(nmv)/(t)=(10xx80xx500)/(1000xx1)=400N`
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