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Impulse & Momentum Conservation question from NEET 2001 (AIPMT)

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Impulse & Momentum Conservation

A 1 kg stationary bomb is exploded in three parts having mass 1: 1: 3 respectively. Parts having same mass move in perpendicular direction with velocity 30 m/s, then the velocity of bigger part will be

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Answer: (a)

  1. Masses: 0.20.2 kg, 0.20.2 kg, 0.60.6 kg. Initial momentum is zero.
  2. Each small part: p=0.2×30=6p = 0.2 \times 30 = 6 kg m/s; at right angles, resultant =62= 6\sqrt{2} kg m/s.
  3. Big part has equal and opposite momentum: 0.6 v=620.6\,v = 6\sqrt{2}
  4. v=102v = 10\sqrt{2} m/s, so the answer is (a).
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