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(a)What is the total linear momentum of a bullet and the gun on firing?
(b)Which law can account for swimming ?

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(a)zero, as linear momentum of gun is equal and opposite to linear momentum of the bullet.
(b)Newton's third law of motion accounts for swimming.
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