In a free space, a rifle of mass 
shoots a bullet of mass 
at a stationary block of mass 
at a distance 
away from it. When the bullet has moved through a distance 
towards the block, the centre of mass of the bullet-block system is at a distance of
A
from the bullet B
from the block C
from the block D
from the bullet
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Distance between bullet and block at this instant is 
.
Distance of CM from bullet
Similarly, distance of CM from block 
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