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a particle of mass 4m explodes into 4 equal fragments. three fragments go in x , y , z directions respectively with velocity v each. What is the total energy released in the process of explosion?

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14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

from momentum conservation, velocity of fourth fragment is -vi-vj-vk

(m/2)(3v2+3v2)