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TIGO 3G 10:05 PM session.masteringphysics.com C Problem 9.65 MasteringPhysics 3 of 5 Problem 9.65 A spaceship of mass 2.0x 106 kg is cruising at a speed of 4.9x106 m/s when the antimatter reactor fails, blowing the ship into three pieces. One section, having a mass of 5.2x10 kg , is blown straight backward with a speed of 2.0×106 m/s A second piece, with mass 7.8× 105 kg , continues forward at 8.0× 105 m/s Part A What is the speed of the third piece? Express your answer using two significant figures. m/s q w e r ty u op

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As the spaceship has no external force acting on it, we will use the principle of conservation of linear momentum to solve for the unknowns here.

So, we can write: MV = m1v1 + m2v2 + m3v3

Putting in the values we get:

2 x 106 x 4.9 x 106 = -5.2 x 105 x 2 x 106 + 7.8 x 105 x 8 x 105 + M3V3

or, 980 x 1010 = 62.4 x 1010 - 104 x 1010 + M3V3

or, 1021.6 x 1010 = M3V3

Also, M3 = 20 x 10^5 - 13 x 10^5 = 7 x 10^5

That is, V3 = 145.943 x 10 5 m/s

The positive sign of the velocity indicates that the third mass travels forward.

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