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A body of mass 0.25 kg is projected with muzzle velocity 100 ms-1 from a tank of mass 100 kg. What
is the recoil velocity of the tank? 

a
5 ms-1
b
25 ms-1
c
0.5 ms-1
d
0.25 ms-1

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Using law of conservation of momentum, we get100×v=0.25×100⇒v=0.25 ms-1

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