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A space craft of mass M and moving with velocity v suddenly breaks in two pieces of same mass m. After the explosion one of the mass m becomes stationary. What is the velocity of the other part of craft?

a)

b)

V

c)

d)



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A space craft of mass M and moving with velocity v suddenly breaks in two pieces of same mass m. After the explosion one of the mass m becomes stationary. What is the velocity of the other part of craft?

a)

b)

V

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

Let velocity of masses after explosion be then from law of conservation of momentum, we have

Momentum before explosion = Momentum after explosion

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