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Use conservation of linear momentum. Before firing the bullet the total momentum was zero (assuming you were not moving), therefore, after firing the bullet, the total momentum must needs also be zero. Therefore, after the shot, m1v1 + m2v2 = 0, where m1 and v1 correspond to the pistol, and m2 and v2 correspond to the bullet.

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If a five kg bowling ball is projected upward with a velocity of 2.0 meters per second then what is the recoil velocity of the Earth?

To find the recoil velocity of the Earth when a 5 kg bowling ball is projected upward with a velocity of 2.0 meters per second, we can use the principle of conservation of momentum. Initially, the total momentum is zero, so the momentum gained by the bowling ball must equal the momentum lost by the Earth. The momentum of the bowling ball is ( p = mv = 5 , \text{kg} \times 2 , \text{m/s} = 10 , \text{kg m/s} ). Since the mass of the Earth is approximately ( 5.97 \times 10^{24} , \text{kg} ), the recoil velocity of the Earth can be calculated as ( v_{Earth} = -\frac{p_{ball}}{m_{Earth}} = -\frac{10}{5.97 \times 10^{24}} \approx -1.67 \times 10^{-24} , \text{m/s} ), indicating an extremely small downward velocity.


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