A 3.0 kg rifle at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface fires a 0.015 kg bullet…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

A 3.0 kg rifle at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface fires a 0.015 kg bullet at 250 m/s (measured relative to Earth). Determine the rifle’s recoil speed immediately after the shot.

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