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A 4.0 kg firework is tossed onto a hockey rink. As it slides, it explodes into exactly two 2 kg pieces. There is an x-y coordinate system painted under the ice. One part of the exploded firework has velocity 3.0 m/s along the y direction. The other part has a velocity of 5.0 m/s at an angle of +30 degrees relative to the x-axis.
(a) What is the original speed of the firework on the ice (before the explosion)
My biggest question is that in order to solve this problem should I treat it as an inelastic collision or any collision for that matter? Since technically there is no collision, just an explosion.
(a) What is the original speed of the firework on the ice (before the explosion)
My biggest question is that in order to solve this problem should I treat it as an inelastic collision or any collision for that matter? Since technically there is no collision, just an explosion.