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Chrisleo13
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An artillery shell of mass 10.00 kg, lying at rest on the ground, accidentally detonates, exploding into three pieces of shrapnel. One piece of mass 1.70 kg is flung in the -x direction at 21.0 m/s, while a second piece of mass 3.40 kg is propelled in the -y direction at 13.9 m/s. Determine the angle at which the remaining piece of shrapnel travels, relative to the +x axis.
b. Calculate the speed of the third piece of shrapnel.
I found the momentum for 1 and 2 and I tried to invert those to try to find the third. I'm sort of lost on how to find the angle and such.
Thanks in advance.
b. Calculate the speed of the third piece of shrapnel.
I found the momentum for 1 and 2 and I tried to invert those to try to find the third. I'm sort of lost on how to find the angle and such.
Thanks in advance.