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19 June, 22:24

A bomb initially at rest on a smooth, horizontal surface is exploded into three pieces. Two pieces fly off at 90o to each other, a 2.0 kg piece at 20 m/s and a 3.0 kg piece at 12 m/s. The third piece flies off at 30 m/s.

(a) Determine the direction of motion for the third piece.

(b) What is its mass?

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  1. 20 June, 00:49
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    a. 228° counterclockwise

    b. 1.8 kg

    Explanation:

    a. From the law of conservation of momentum,

    momentum before explosion = momentum after explosion.

    We resolve the momenta into its components.

    Let m₁, m₂ and m₃ be the masses of the fragments after explosion and v₁, v₂ and v₃ be their velocities. Let be the angle between the third fragment and the horizontal direction.

    So, m₁v₁ - m₃v₃sinθ = 0 (1) horizontal component of momentum. Also

    m₂v₂ - m₃v₃cosθ = 0 (2) Vertical component of momentum

    From (1) m₁v₁ = m₃v₃sinθ (3)

    From (2) m₂v₂ = m₃v₃cosθ (4)

    Dividing (3) by (4)

    m₃v₃sinθ/m₃v₃cosθ = m₁v₁/m₂v₂

    sinθ/cosθ = m₁v₁/m₂v₂

    tanθ = m₁v₁/m₂v₂

    θ = tan⁻¹ (m₁v₁/m₂v₂).

    Let m₁ = 2.0 kg and v₁ = 20 m/s and m₂ = 3.0 kg and v₂ = 12 m/s

    θ = tan⁻¹ (2 kg * 20 m/s/3 kg * 12 m/s) = tan⁻¹ (40/36) = 48.01° ≅ 48°

    Since the third piece flies off in the third quadrant, its direction is 180 + 48 = 228° counterclockwise

    b. From (3), m₃ = m₁v₁/v₃sinθ v₃ = 30 m/s. Substituting the other values, we have

    m₃ = 2 kg * 20 m/s : (30 m/s * sin48°) = 1.79 kg ≅ 1.8 kg for the mass of the third piece
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