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At one instant, the centre of mass of a system of two particles is located on the x-axis at `x=3.0m` and has a velocity of `(6.0m//s)hatj`. One of the particles is at the origin, the other particle has a mass of `0.10kg` and is at rest on the `x-`axis at `x=12.0m`.
(a) What is the mass of the particle at the origin?
(b) Calculate the total momentum of this system.
(c) What is the velocity of the particle at the origin?

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A, B, C, D
(a) `x_(CM)=(m_1x_1+m_2x_2)/(m_1+m_2)`
`implies 3=(m_1(0)+(0.10)(12))/(m_1+0.1)`
Solving this equation we get,
`=m_1+0.3kg`
(b) `P_(CM)=m_(CM)v_(CM)`
`=(0.1+0.3)(6hatj)`
`=(2.4hatj)kg*m//s`
(c) `P_(CM)=P_1+P_2`
`:. (2.4hatj)=(0.3)v_1+(0.1)(0)`
`:. v_1=(8hatj)m//s`
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