An object with total mass mtotal = 15.8 kg is sitting at rest when it explodes into three pieces. One piece with mass m1 = 4.5 kg moves up and to the left at an angle of θ1 = 18° above the –x axis with a speed of v1 = 27.5 m/s. A second piece with mass m2 = 5.4 kg moves down and to the right an angle of θ2 = 23° to the right of the -y axis at a speed of v2 = 21.4 m/s. 1)What is the magnitude of the final momentum of the system (all three pieces)?

Explanation:

total mass, M = 15.8 kg

initial velocity, u = 0 m/s

m1 = 4.5 kg

m2 = 5.4 kg

v1 = 27.5 m/s at an angle 18°

v2 = 21.4 m/s at an angle 23°

As there is no external force acts on the system, so the moemntum of the system is conserved.

Momentum before collision = momentum after collision

as the momentum before collision is zero, so the momentum after collision is also zero.

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(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

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as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.