Question: A cannon elevated at some angle ( unknown ) fires a shell with some initial speed v 0 ( unknown ) that has a range

A cannon elevated at some angle (unknown) fires a shell with some initial speed v0(unknown) that has a range R when fired over level ground (see Figure (a)).
(a) No Explosion
During a test fire, a shell explodes at the top of the trajectory into two unequal mass fragments. The shell explodes in such a manner that neither fragment experiences a change in momentum in the y-direction. However, 14% of the shell (m2) continues onward and the other fragment (m1) falls straight down. Determine the distance D(in terms of R) that the forward moving fragment lands from the cannon (see Figure (b)).
A cannon elevated at some angle ( unknown ) fires

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