A 41.0-kg body is moving in the direction of the positive x axis with a speed of 283 m/s when, owing to an internal explosion, it breaks into three pieces. One part, whose mass is 5.0 kg, moves away from the point of explosion with a speed of 408 m/s along the positive y axis. A second fragment, whose mass is 2.5 kg, moves away from the point of explosion with a speed of 316 m/s along the negative x axis.
1. What is the speed of the third fragment? Ignore effects due to gravity.
2. How much energy was released in the explosion?
Use momentum conservation principle to find the speed of the third fragment as shown below
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