A 6.0 kg object, initially at rest in free space, "explodes" into three segments of equal mass. Two of these segments are observed to be moving with equal speeds of 20 m.s-1 with an angle of 60° between their directions of motion. How much kinetic energy is released in this explosion?

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A 6.0 kg object, initially at rest in free space, "explodes" into three segments of equal mass. Two of these segments are observed to be moving with equal speeds of 20 m.s-1 with an angle of 60° between their directions of motion. How much kinetic energy is released in this explosion?

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