A rocket ship is travelling through space. The fuselage section has a mass of 505 kg. The Nose Cone (front end) section has a mass of 100 kg. The rocket is travelling at 52.0 m/s when the rocket engine stops and the two sections are separated by an explosion in such a way that they stay in a straight line. If the Nose Cone section (front end) continues forward at 98.0 m/s, determine the speed of the Fuselage section after the separation.

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A rocket ship is travelling through space. The fuselage section has a mass of 505 kg. The Nose Cone (front end) section has a mass of 100 kg. The rocket is travelling at 52.0 m/s when the rocket engine stops and the two sections are separated by an explosion in such a way that they stay in a straight line. If the Nose Cone section (front end) continues forward at 98.0 m/s, determine the speed of the Fuselage section after the separation. 

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