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A body of mass 4 m is lying in xy - plane at rest. It suddenly explodes into three pieces. Two pieces each of mass m move perpendicular to each other with equal speed v. The total kinetic energy generated due to explosion is

A

`mv^(2)`

B

`3/2mv^(2)`

C

`2mv^(2)`

D

`4mv^(2)`

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