Engineering
Physics
Center of Mass
Question

A big Diwali rocket is projected vertically upward so as to attain a maximum height of 160m. The rocket explodes just as it reaches the top of its trajectory sending out luminous particles in all possible directions all with same speed v. The display, consisting of the luminous particles, spreads out as an expanding, brilliant sphere. The bottom of this sphere just touches the ground when its radius is 80m. With what speed (in m/s) are the luminous particles ejected by the explosion?

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 (1) :0=vt12gt2

(2):160=vt+12gt2

On solving,
v = 20 m/s

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