A 42 g fire cracker is that rest at the origin when it explodes into three pieces. The first with the mass 12 g moves along the x-axis at 35 m/s. The second with a mass of 21 g moves along the Y axis at 29 m/s. Find the velocity of the third piece in m/s. 

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A 42 g fire cracker is that rest at the origin when it explodes into three pieces. The first with the mass 12 g moves along the x-axis at 35 m/s. The second with a mass of 21 g moves along the Y axis at 29 m/s. Find the velocity of the third piece in m/s. 
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mass
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ot
velscity
the
third picec.
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