APFIVE Conservation of Momentum in an Explosion
A 3.0 kg object explodes into three fragments. Two fragments of mass 1.0 kg each move perpendicular to each other with speeds of 5.0 m/s (along the x-axis) and 3.0 m/s (along the y-axis). What is the speed and direction (measured from the positive x-axis) of the third fragment?
A
4.0 m/s at 270° from the positive x-axis
B
5.8 m/s at 211° from the positive x-axis
C
2.7 m/s at 233° from the positive x-axis
D
8.0 m/s at 53° from the positive x-axis
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