Asked by Christian

Jake uses a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire. When he squeezes the handle, the flame retardant is released from the extinguisher with considerable force. As a result, Jake has to reinforce his grip on the extinguisher to hold it in place as it pushes back into his hands.

The projectile in this scenario is the
.

The recoil in this scenario is the
.

The force on the flame retardant is
the force on the extinguisher.

The mass of the flame retardant is
the mass of the extinguisher.

The acceleration of the flame retardant is
the acceleration of the extinguisher.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The projectile in this scenario is the flame retardant.

The recoil in this scenario is the push on the extinguisher (the extinguisher pushing back into Jake’s hands).

The force on the flame retardant is equal to the force on the extinguisher.

The mass of the flame retardant is less than the mass of the extinguisher.

The acceleration of the flame retardant is greater than the acceleration of the extinguisher.