11. Momentum & Impulse
Push-Away Problems
Problem 11b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionINT A 1500 kg weather rocket accelerates upward at 10 m/s² . It explodes 2.0 s after liftoff and breaks into two fragments, one twice as massive as the other. Photos reveal that the lighter fragment traveled straight up and reached a maximum height of 530 m. What were the speed and direction of the heavier fragment just after the explosion?
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