A 20 g bullet is shot from a 10 kg gun with a velocity of 400 m/s. What is the speed of recoil of the gun?

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A 20 g bullet is shot from a 10 kg gun with a velocity of 400 m/s. What

is the speed of recoil of the gun?

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Answer: -.80m/s

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