A wooden block is cut into two pieces, one with three times the mass of the other.

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A wooden block is cut into two pieces, one with three times the mass of the other. A depression is made in both faces of the cut, so the a firecracker can be placed in it with the block reassembled. The reassembled block is set on a rough-surfaced table, and the fuse is lit. When the firecracker explodes, the two blocks separate and slide apart. What is the ratio of distances each block travels?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-1118486894

10th edition

Authors: David Young, Shane Stadler

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