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A machine gun fires 240 bullets per minute with certain velocity. If the mass of each bullet is `10^(-2)` kg and the power of the gun is 7.2 kW, find the velocity with which each bullet is fired.

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To find the velocity with which each bullet is fired from the machine gun, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Convert Power to Watts The power of the gun is given as 7.2 kW. We need to convert this to watts (W) since 1 kW = 1000 W. \[ P = 7.2 \, \text{kW} = 7.2 \times 10^3 \, \text{W} \] ...
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