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A Firecracker Breaks Up into Two Pieces,one of Which Has

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A firecracker breaks up into two pieces,one of which has a mass of 200 g and flies off along the +x-axis with a speed of 82.0 m/s.The second piece has a mass of 300 g and flies off along the +y-axis with a speed of 45.0 m/s.What is the total momentum of the two pieces?


A) 361 kg ∙ m/s at 56.3° from the +x-axis
B) 93.5 kg ∙ m/s at 28.8° from the +x-axis
C) 21.2 kg ∙ m/s at 39.5° from the +x-axis
D) 361 kg ∙ m/s at 0.983° from the +x-axis
E) 21.2 kg ∙ m/s at 56.3° from the +x-axis

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