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Grade 11Mechanics

A body at rest breaks up into 3 parts. If 2 parts having equal masses fly perpendicularly to each other with velocity 12 m/s, then velocity of third part which has a mass 3 times the mass of each part is ?

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
18root2
As the masses are moving perpendicular, their net velocity will be 12root2m/s  in acute angle bisector direction
 
Considering com does not move
 
As the mass of third is 3 times the mass of single particle therefore 3m  X v =2m  X 12root2
V=18root2 m/s
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