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An explosion breaks a rock into three parts in a horizontal plane. Two of them go off at right angles to each other. The first part of mass 1 ~kg…

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An explosion breaks a rock into three parts in a horizontal plane. Two of them go off at right angles to each other. The first part of mass 1 kg1 \mathrm{~kg}1 kg moves with a speed of 12 ms−112 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}12 ms−1 and the second part of mass 2 kg2 \mathrm{~kg}2 kg moves with 8 ms−18 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}8 ms−1 speed. If the third part flies off with 4 ms−14 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}4 ms−1 speed, then its mass is

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Held on 30 Apr 2013 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    3 kg3 \mathrm{~kg}3 kg

  2. B

    5 kg5 \mathrm{~kg}5 kg

  3. C

    7 kg7 \mathrm{~kg}7 kg

  4. D

    17 kg17 \mathrm{~kg}17 kg

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