A shell is fired from a cannon with a velocity 
at an angle 
with the horizontal direction. At the highest point in its path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon and the speed (in m/s) of the other piece immediately after the explosion is
a)
b)
c)
d)
A shell is fired from a cannon with a velocity at an angle with the horizontal direction. At the highest point in its path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon and the speed (in m/s) of the other piece immediately after the explosion is
a)
b)
c)
d)
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A shell is fired from a cannon with a velocity at an angle with the horizontal direction. At the highest point in its path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon and the speed (in m/s) of the other piece immediately after the explosion is
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -
(a)
Applying conservation of linear momentum at the highest point
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