Sarah B.
asked • 01/17/20A bomb whose mass is 300 kg is traveling east at 35 m/s when it explodes. Five fragments fly off in various directions. What is the total momentum of the fragments just after the explosion?
The answer is 1100 kgm/s I just dont know how to get there
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Yefim S. answered • 01/17/20
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We using Law of conservation of Momentum: Total momentum after explotion equal total momentum
before explosion: mv = 300 kg·35 m/sec = 10500 kgm/sec = 10500 N·sec
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Arturo O.
The answer provided in the question is not correct. Momentum must be conserved in this problem. The result in Yefim's solution below is correct.01/18/20