A gun of mass fires a bullet of mass with a muzzle velocity of

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Problem

A gun of mass

4\,\text{kg}

fires a bullet of mass

20\,\text{g}

with a muzzle velocity of

400\,\text{m/s}

. What is the magnitude and direction of the recoil velocity of the gun? (a)

0.2\,\text{m/s backward}

(b)

4\,\text{m/s backward}

(c)

2\,\text{m/s backward}

(d)

2\,\text{m/s forward}