A bomb of mass 16 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses of 4 kg and 12 kg. The velocity of the 12 kg mass is 4 m/s. The kinetic energy of the other mass is
By using the law of conservation of momentum, we get,
Mu1=m1V1+m2V2
12×4+4×V2⇒V2=−12 m/s
KE=12m2V22=12×4×144=288 J