CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    A stationary body of mass 3 kg explodes into three equal pieces. Two of the pieces fly off in two mutually perpendicular directions, one with a velocity of\[3\hat{i}\,m{{s}^{-1}}\]and the other with a velocity of\[4\hat{j}\,m{{s}^{-1}}\]. If the explosion occurs in\[{{10}^{-4}}s,\]the average force acting on the third piece in newton is           

    A)  \[(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\times {{10}^{-4}}\]              

    B)  \[(3\hat{i}-4\hat{j})\times {{10}^{-4}}\]

    C)  \[(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\times {{10}^{4}}\]

    D)         \[-(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\times {{10}^{4}}\]

    E)  \[(4\hat{i}-3\hat{j})\times {{10}^{4}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    By law of conservation of linear momentum \[{{m}_{1}}{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}}{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{2}}+{{m}_{3}}{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{3}}=0\] Here:  \[{{m}_{1}}={{m}_{2}}={{m}_{3}}=1\,kg,\]                 \[{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{1}}=3\hat{i},{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{2}}=4\hat{j}\] \[\therefore \]  \[3\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{3}}=0\] The average force acting on the third piece is                 \[F=\frac{m{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{3}}}{t}\]                 \[=\frac{1\times (-3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})}{{{10}^{-4}}}N\]                 \[=-(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j})\times {{10}^{4}}N\]


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