Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition
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Chapter26: Electromagnetism
Section26.2: Electric And Magnetic Fields In Space
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A watermelon is blown into three pieces by a large firecracker. Two pieces of equal mass m fly away perpendicular to one another, one in the x direction another in the y direction. Both of these pieces fly away with a speed of V = 44 m/s. The third piece has three times the mass of the other two pieces.

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V = 44 m/s

a)Write an expression for the speed of the larger piece, that is in terms of only the variable V

b)What is the numeric value for the speed of the larger piece, in meters per second? 

c)At what angle does the largest piece travel with respect to the -y axis, in degrees? 

tv
V
m
3m
Transcribed Image Text:tv V m 3m
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