Question

Q8. An aerosol paint can is accidentally put in a fire pit. After the fire is lit, the can is heated and explodes into two fragments and a blast of gas A 0.0958-kg fragment (A) flies off at 8.46 m/s [E). The other fragment (B) has a mass of 0.0627 kg. The remaining 0.0562-kg of gas inside bursts out at 9.76 m/s [N]. What will be the velocity of fragment B immediately after the explosion? Assume that no mass is lost during the explosion, and that the motion of the fragments lies in a plane. (Example 9.14 on the textbook is recommended to be read)

Answer 1