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siddharthmishra19
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Homework Statement
A particle breaks into two pieces m1 and m2 traveling with velocities v1 and v2 respectively. The total kinetic energy of the particles is E. What is the velocity of each particle?
Homework Equations
Law of conservation of energy
Law of conservation of momentum
The Attempt at a Solution
Obviously as total kinetic energy is E,
[tex] m_1v_1^2/2 + m_2v_2^2/2 = E [/tex]
I don't know if I'm allowed to use conservation of momentum because initial momentum is 0 and suddenly it is m1v1 + m2v2...