An explosive is initially moving to the right. After the explosion, the bomb breaks into two pieces, m1 and m2. What is the initial velocity of the intact bomb before the explosion given the final velocities of m1 and m2. Initial m₁ = 4.0 kg V = ? m₂ = 3.0 kg BOOM! Final v₁' = -5.0 m/s v₂ = +12 m/s

An explosive is initially moving to the right. After the explosion, the bomb breaks into two pieces, m1 and m2. What is the initial velocity of the intact bomb before the explosion given the final velocities of m1 and m2. Initial m₁ = 4.0 kg V = ? m₂ = 3.0 kg BOOM! Final v₁' = -5.0 m/s v₂ = +12 m/s

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An explosive is initially moving to the right. After the explosion, the bomb breaks
into two pieces, m1 and m2. What is the initial velocity of the intact bomb before the
explosion given the final velocities of m1 and m2.
Initial
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m₁ = 4.0 kg
V = ?
2
m₂ = 3.0 kg
BOOM!
Final
(
v₁' = -5.0 m/s v₂ = +12 m/s

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