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An isolated particle of mass  is moving in a horizontal plane ( ), along the -axis, at a certain height above the ground. It suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses  and . An instant later, the smaller fragment is at  cm. The larger fragment at the instant is at

a)

 cm

b)

m

c)

 cm

d)

 cm



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An isolated particle of mass  is moving in a horizontal plane ( ), along the -axis, at a certain height above the ground. It suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses  and . An instant later, the smaller fragment is at  cm. The larger fragment at the instant is at

a)

 cm

b)

m

c)

 cm

d)

 cm

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Since there is no external force acting on the particle,

Hence

, hence

 cm

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