A gun of mass fires a bullet of mass with a speed of

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Problem

A gun of mass

3\,\text{kg}

fires a bullet of mass

30\,\text{g}

with a speed of

200\,\text{m/s}

. What percentage of the total kinetic energy after firing is possessed by the gun? (a) About

10\%

(b) About

0.1\%

(c) About

1\%

(d) About

5\%

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