A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass M/4 each are thrown off in perpendicular directions with velocities of 3 ms- and 4 ms-' respectively. The third piece will be thrown off with a velocity of (a) 1.5 ms (b) 2 ms- (c) 2.5 ms (d) 3 ms-

A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass M/4 each are thrown off in perpendicular directions with velocities of 3 ms- and 4 ms-' respectively. The third piece will be thrown off with a velocity of (a) 1.5 ms (b) 2 ms- (c) 2.5 ms (d) 3 ms-

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A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces,
two of which of mass M/4 each are thrown off in
-1
perpendicular directions with velocities of 3 ms and
respectively. The third piece will be thrown off
-1
4 ms
with a velocity of
-1
(a) 1.5 ms
(b) 2 ms-1
(c) 2.5 ms-
(d) 3 ms-1

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