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Problem
A
0.010
kg
0.010\,\text{kg}
0.010
kg
bullet is fired horizontally from a
2.0
kg
2.0\,\text{kg}
2.0
kg
rifle that is initially at rest. The bullet leaves the barrel with a speed of
400
m/s
400\,\text{m/s}
400
m/s
relative to Earth. Determine the magnitude of the rifle’s recoil speed immediately after the bullet is fired.
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