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A fireworks rocket is launched vertically into the night sky with an initial speed of 44.2...

A fireworks rocket is launched vertically into the night sky with an initial speed of 44.2 m/s. The rocket coasts after being launched, then explodes and breaks into two pieces of equal mass 2.50 s later. (a) If each piece follows a trajectory that is initially at 45.0° to the vertical, what was their speed immediately a fter the explosion? (b) Wha t is the velocity of the rocket’s center of mass before and after the explosion? (c) What is the acceleration of the rocket’s center of mass before and after the explosion?

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