An unstable nucleus of mass 1.7 x 10-26 kg, initially at rest at the origin of a coordinate system, disintegrates into three particles. One particle, having a mass of m, = 2.6 x 10-27 kg, moves in the positive y-direction with speed v, = 5.6 x 10° m/s. Another particle, of mass m, = 9.0 x 10-27 kg, moves in the positive x-direction with speed v, = 3.4 x 106 m/s. Find the magnitude and direction the velocity of the third particle. (Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.) magnitude m/s direction ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis

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**Problem Description:**

An unstable nucleus of mass \(1.7 \times 10^{-26}\) kg, initially at rest at the origin of a coordinate system, disintegrates into three particles. 

- One particle, having a mass of \(m_1 = 2.6 \times 10^{-27}\) kg, moves in the positive y-direction with speed \(v_1 = 5.6 \times 10^6\) m/s.
- Another particle, of mass \(m_2 = 9.0 \times 10^{-27}\) kg, moves in the positive x-direction with speed \(v_2 = 3.4 \times 10^6\) m/s.

Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the third particle. (Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.)

**Solution:**

- **Magnitude:** ____ m/s
- **Direction:** ____ ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Description:** An unstable nucleus of mass \(1.7 \times 10^{-26}\) kg, initially at rest at the origin of a coordinate system, disintegrates into three particles. - One particle, having a mass of \(m_1 = 2.6 \times 10^{-27}\) kg, moves in the positive y-direction with speed \(v_1 = 5.6 \times 10^6\) m/s. - Another particle, of mass \(m_2 = 9.0 \times 10^{-27}\) kg, moves in the positive x-direction with speed \(v_2 = 3.4 \times 10^6\) m/s. Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the third particle. (Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.) **Solution:** - **Magnitude:** ____ m/s - **Direction:** ____ ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
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