A firecracker in a coconut blows the coconut into three pieces. Two pieces of equal mass fly

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A firecracker in a coconut blows the coconut into three pieces. Two pieces of equal mass fly off south and west, perpendicular to each other, at \(20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). The third piece has twice the mass of the other two. What are the speed and direction of the third piece?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321907240

3rd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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