Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 9, Problem 23E
A 150-g trick baseball is thrown at 60 km/h. It explodes in flight into two pieces, with a 38-g piece continuing straight ahead at 83 km/h. How much energy do the pieces gain in the explosion?
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