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4.A 200 kg cannon fires a 5 kg chicken into the air at a velocity of 100

m/s. Calculate the velocity of the cannon due to recoil.

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Answer:

-2.5

Step-by-step explanation:

5kg in grams = 5000

200kg in grams = 200,000

V2 = - (M1/M2) V1

Vc = - (Mh/Mc) Vh

Vc = - (5000/200000) 100

Vc = -2.5 units/second

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