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A bullet of mass `50 kg` is fired by a gun of mass `5 kg` .If the muzzle speed of the bullet is`200 ms^(-1)`, what is the recoil speed of the gun?

A

`1 ms^(-1)`

B

`2ms^(-1)`

C

`3ms^(-1)`

D

`4ms^(-1)`

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