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The spacecraft of mass M moves with velocity v in free space at first, then it explodes breaking into two pieces. If after explosion a piece of mass m comes to rest, the other piece of space craft will have a velocity :

A

`(MV)/(M-m)`

B

`(MV)/(M+m)`

C

`(mV)/(M-m)`

D

`((M+m)V)/(m)`

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