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A rifle with a mass of 78 kg fires a bullet with a mass of 36...

A rifle with a mass of 78 kg fires a bullet with a mass of 36 g (0.036 kg). The bullet moves with a muzzle velocity of 4.6 m/s after the rifle is fired.
(a) What is the momentum of the bullet after the rifle is fired?
(b) If external forces acting on the rifle can be ignored, what is the recoil velocity of the rifle?

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