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A loaded gun of mass M fires a bullet of mass m with a velocity v at an angle of elevation `theta`. The gun is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After, the centre of mass of the gun-bullet system

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Moves witha velocity `fracv(M - m))(M + m)` n the horizontal direction

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Moves with velocity `frac(mvcostheta)((M + m))`

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`Moves with a velocity `v(frac(m)(M + m))`

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`Moves with a velocity `(frac(mvsintheta)(M + m))`

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