JEE Main Physics question

PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

A loaded spring gun of mass fires a shot of mass with a velocity at an angle of elevation . The gun was initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After firing, the centre of mass of the gun-shot system

Answer: (C)

Solution

With no external horizontal (or net) force acting on the closed gun+shot system (gravity is vertical and ground normal balances weight; before firing the system is

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