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A bullet of mass 0.45kg is fired from a gun of mass 9kg,the bullet moving with an initial velocity of 200meter per sec. Find the initial backward velocity of the gun.
13 years ago

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After firing, bullet and gun momenta are equal and opposite, so that the total momentum remains zero
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