Three small identical spheres A, B, and C, which can slide on a horizontal, frictionless surface, are attached to three 9-in-long strings, which are tied to a ring G. Initially, the spheres rotate clockwise about the ring with a relative velocity of 2.6 ft/s and the ring moves along the x-axis with a velocity v0 = (1.3 ft/s)i. Suddenly, the ring breaks and the three spheres move freely in the xy plane with A and B, following paths parallel to the y-axis at a distance a =1.0 ft from each other and C following a path parallel to the x-axis. Determine (a) the velocity of each sphere, (b) the distance d.

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