An insulated particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal plane (x-y) along the $$X-axis$$. At a certain height above the ground, it suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses $$m/4$$ and $$3m/4$$.An instant later, the smaller fragment is at $$Y=$$ $$+15$$ cm. The larger fragment at this instant is at:

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Initially $$y-coordinate$$ of center of mass is zero. After explosion $$y-coordinate$$ of center of mass of the particles should be zero. ⇒$$ycm=0$$ ⇒$$m4$$×$$(15)+34m(Y)=0$$ ⇒$$Y=$$−$$5cm$$

An insulated particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal plane (x-y) along the X-axis. At a certain height above the ground, it suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses m/4 and 3m/4.An instant later, the smaller fragment is at Y= +15 cm. The larger fragment at this instant is at:

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