Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Linear momentum and its conservation

Linear momentum and its conservation — practice question

A firework initially at rest bursts into four fragments, each moving in a different direction within a horizontal plane. The diagram gives the velocity and mass of each fragment. What is the speed $v$ of fragment X?

  • A$200\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$240\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$300\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$360\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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