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A body of mass  at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass  each are thrown off in mutually perpendicular directions with speeds of 3  and 4  respectively. Then the third piece will be thrown off with a speed of

a)

1.5

b)

2

c)

2.5

d)

3.0



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A body of mass  at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass  each are thrown off in mutually perpendicular directions with speeds of 3  and 4  respectively. Then the third piece will be thrown off with a speed of

a)

1.5

b)

2

c)

2.5

d)

3.0

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

As there is no external force, hence

 constant

[since  and  are mutually perpendicular]

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