A bomb of mass 5kg explodes at rest into three pieces of mass in the ratio 1:1:3. The piece with equal masses fly in mutually normal direction with speed of 21ms−1. Velocity of the third piece is :
A
9.12ms−1
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B
7.98ms−1
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C
9.87ms−1
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D
8.97ms−1
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Solution
The correct option is D9.87ms−1 Resultant momentum of two piece of equal masses is
p=√(21×1)2+(21×1)2
=21√2kgms−1
From conservation of momentum 3V=21√2(where V is velocity of 3kg piece)