A 740-kg two-stage rocket is traveling at a speed of 6.40×10^3 m/s away from Earth when a predesigned explosion separates the rocket into two sections of equal mass that then move with a speed of 2.30×10^3 m/s relative to each other along the original line of motion.
Part A: What is the speed of each section (relative to Earth) after the explosion?
Part B: What are the direction of each section (relative to Earth) after the explosion?
a) both away from Earth
b) both towards the Earth
c) one away from Earth and the other towards the Earth
Part C: How much energy was supplied by the explosion? [Hint: What is the change in kinetic energy as a result of the explosion?]
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