Question

A bullet of mass 20 g is
horizontally fired with a velocity
150 m s from a pistol of mass 2 kg.
What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Thus, the recoil velocity of the pistol is 1.5 m/s.

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Answer 2

ANSWER

Initial momentum of the system is 0 as it is at rest.

After firing-

MV=mv

⟹V=

M

mm = 2

0.02×150

⟹V=1.5m/s