An object at rest explodes into three fragments on a frictionless horizontal surface
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials
Problem
An object at rest explodes into three fragments on a frictionless horizontal surface. Fragment A has mass 1.0 kg and moves east at 6.0 m/s. Fragment B has mass 2.0 kg and moves north at 4.0 m/s. Fragment C has mass 3.0 kg. Determine the magnitude and compass direction of the velocity of fragment C immediately after the explosion.