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An explosion breaks a rock into three parts in a horizontal plane. Two of them go off at right angles to each other. The first part of mass 1 kg moves with a speed of 12 m s-1 and the second part of mass 2 kg moves with 8 m s-1 speed. If the third part flies off with 4 m s-1 speed, then its mass is

(a) 7 kg

(b) 17 kg

(c) 3 kg

(d) 5 kg

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Correct option (d) 5 kg

Explanation:

The situation is as shown in the figure.

According to law- of conservation of linear momentum

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