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Third Law of Motion

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When a bullet of mass 50 g is fired from a gun of mass 10 kg, the gun recoils with a velocity 2 m/s. Find the muzzle velocity of the bullet.

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Solution

Since no external force acts on the rifle-bullet system, the momentum of the system will remain conserved.
MV = mv
$\Rightarrow 10 \times 2 = 0.050 \times v$
$\Rightarrow v = 400 m / s$

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