You put an antimatter explosive in a 63 kg space rock, initially at rest.  Upon detonation, the rock fractures into two pieces.  A 26 kg chunk is observed to zip off to the right (the positive direction) at 23 m/s.  Calculate the final velocity of the other chunk, in m/s

icon
Related questions
Question

You put an antimatter explosive in a 63 kg space rock, initially at rest.  Upon detonation, the rock fractures into two pieces.  A 26 kg chunk is observed to zip off to the right (the positive direction) at 23 m/s.  Calculate the final velocity of the other chunk, in m/s.

(Please answer to the fourth decimal place - i.e 14.3225)

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer