A bomb of mass 30 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 18 kg and 12 
. The velocity of 18 kg mass is 6 
. The kinetic energy of the other mass is
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B
: According to law of conservation of angular momentum,
Negative sign indicates that both fragments move in opposite direction.
K.E. of 12 
J
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