JEE Main Physics question

PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

A body A of mass , while falling vertically downwards under gravity, breaks into two parts: a body B of mass and a body C of mass . The centre of mass of bodies B and C taken together shifts, compared to that of body A, towards

Answer: (B)

Solution

The explosion/break-up is caused only by internal forces; the only external force both before and after is gravity. Hence the centre of mass of

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