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A stationary body explodes into two fragments of masses m1 and m2. If momentum of one fragment is p, the minimum energy of explosion is

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p22(m1+m2)
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p22(m1m2)
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p2(m1+m2)2m1m2
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p22(m1m2)
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Solution

The correct option is A p22(m1+m2)
Initially body is stationary (zero velocity)
using conservation of momentum
(A)O=P+P2,P2 is momentum of mass m2 after explosion
P2=PEnergy=E1P22m1dE2=(P)22m2netenergyE1+E2=P22m2+P22m2P22(m1+m2)

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