JEE Main 202623 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
JEE Main 2026 · 23 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
A body of mass 14 kg initially at rest explodes and breaks into...
A body of mass 14 kg initially at rest explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio . The two pieces of equal masses fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of each. The velocity of the heavier fragment is .
Options
- A12
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
From mass ratio 2:2:3 with total mass 14 kg: individual masses are 4 kg, 4 kg, and 6 kg.
Setting coordinate axes along the motion directions of the two equal fragments: fragment 1 has momentum kg⋅m/s, and fragment 2 has kg⋅m/s.
By momentum conservation, initially at rest: , so kg⋅m/s.
Velocity of 6 kg fragment: m/s.
Speed: m/s.
Setting coordinate axes along the motion directions of the two equal fragments: fragment 1 has momentum kg⋅m/s, and fragment 2 has kg⋅m/s.
By momentum conservation, initially at rest: , so kg⋅m/s.
Velocity of 6 kg fragment: m/s.
Speed: m/s.