A stationary body breaks into two fragments of masses and

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Problem

A stationary body breaks into two fragments of masses

2\,\text{kg}

and

3\,\text{kg}

. The

2\,\text{kg}

fragment moves to the right with a speed of

6\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

. What is the speed of the

3\,\text{kg}

fragment? (a)

9\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

to the left (b)

4\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

to the right (c)

4\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

to the left (d)

2.4\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

to the left