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Collision Example II

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A bomb of mass 20 kg is moving with a velocity of 10m/s on a straight path and suddenly explodes into two fragments. One moves in the same direction with a velocity of 40m/s and other in opposite direction with velocity 20m/s. Find the magnitude of masses .

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