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6. A Three Piece Explosive at Rest on a Horizontal Surface Explodes. Two Piece Fly off Horizontally at 60^circ to Each Other, a 1.50 Kg

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6. A three piece explosive at rest on a horizontal surface explodes. Two piece fly off horizontally at 60^circ to each other, a 1.50 kg piece at 25.0m/s and a 2.00 kg piece at 40.0m/s The third piece flies off horizontally at 30.0m/s Draw the situation. [2] Determine the direction and mass of the third object. [6]

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1. The direction of the third object: from the direction of the 1.50 kg piece.2. The mass of the third object: .