An unmanned SpaceX rocket is fired off the launchpad in south Texas on a mission to the International Space Station. The rocket travels straight upwards, reaching a constant velocity of 267 m/s, but it explodes into three equal pieces a few seconds later (Elon is distraught). Immediately after the explosion, controllers at NORAD view the first piece moving to the right at 344 m/s, and the second piece moving straight upwards at 204 m/s. Part A: Draw a picture of the rocket before the explosion and after the explosion. (Hint: your vectors will be momentum vectors!) Part B: Write an equation(s) using the law of conservation of momentum. (Remember: x and y are two different directions!) Part C: What is the speed and direction (angle) of the third piece?

An unmanned SpaceX rocket is fired off the launchpad in south Texas on a mission to the International Space Station. The rocket travels straight upwards, reaching a constant velocity of 267 m/s, but it explodes into three equal pieces a few seconds later (Elon is distraught). Immediately after the explosion, controllers at NORAD view the first piece moving to the right at 344 m/s, and the second piece moving straight upwards at 204 m/s. Part A: Draw a picture of the rocket before the explosion and after the explosion. (Hint: your vectors will be momentum vectors!) Part B: Write an equation(s) using the law of conservation of momentum. (Remember: x and y are two different directions!) Part C: What is the speed and direction (angle) of the third piece?

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Chapter4: Two-and-three Dimensional Motion

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