A bomb at rest explodes into three fragm...

A bomb at rest explodes into three fragments of equal masses. Two fragments fly off at right angles to each other with velocities 9 m`cdot s^(-1)` and 12 m`cdot s^(-1)` respectively. Calculate the speed of the third.

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15m`cdot s^(-1)`

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