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StephenDoty
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Question: If a container explodes and breaks into three fragments that fly off 120 degrees apart from each other, with mass ratios 1 : 4: 2. If the first piece flies off with a speed of 6m/s what is the speed of the other two fragments. (All fragments are in the plane.)
I do not even know how to set up this problem. I know that the momentum before the explosion has to equal the momentum after the explosion. But there is no starting velocity of the container before the explosion.
I just need some help setting the problem up.
Thank you
Stephen
I do not even know how to set up this problem. I know that the momentum before the explosion has to equal the momentum after the explosion. But there is no starting velocity of the container before the explosion.
I just need some help setting the problem up.
Thank you
Stephen