An explosion blows a rock into three parts. Two parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, 1 ~kg first part moving with a velocity of…
NEET UG 2009 — Physics Mechanics
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An explosion blows a rock into three parts. Two parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, 1kg first part moving with a velocity of 12ms−1 and 2kg second part moving with a velocity of 8ms−1. If the third part flies off with a velocity of 4ms−1, its mass would be
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Held on 30 Apr 2009 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.
Options
A
5kg
B
7kg
C
17kg
D
3kg
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Solution
Key Idea Apply law of conservation of linear momentum. Momentum of first part =1×12=12kgms−1 Momentum of the second part =2×8=16kgms−1∴ Resultant momentum =(12)2+(16)2=20kgms−1 The third part should also have the same momentum. Let the mass of the third part be, then 4×MM=20=5kg Alternative :