Question

A stationary cracker of mass 100 g explodes into two pieces of equal masses. If one piece

moves with a velocity of 8 m/s, what is the velocity of the other piece?
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Answer 1

➡️A ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴍᴀss 100 ɢ ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴇϙᴜᴀʟ ᴍᴀss.

➡️Sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ғʟʏ ɪɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

➡️Aʀᴇ ᴇϙᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɢɴɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

➡️Tʜᴜs, ᴛᴡᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ғʟʏ ɪɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴀᴍᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ.