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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
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Chapter 3, Problem 42E
(a) When an object at rest explodes into two parts that fly apart, must they move in exactly opposite directions? (b) When a moving object strikes a stationary one, must they move off in exactly opposite directions?
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