A 4.3 kg cannon ball is flying at 17.3 m/s [E] when it explodes into two fragments. One 1.5 kg fragment (A) goes off at 7.1 m/s [56^o S of E]. What will be the magnitude of the velocity of the second fragment (B) immediately after the explosion? Assume that no mass is lost during the explosion.

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To solve this problem we can apply the principle of conservation of momentum According to this princ... View the full answer