A 120 kg mass is blown apart into a 80 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The velocity of the 80 kg mass is

A. 59 m/s.
B. 51 m/s.
C. 34 m/s.
D. 20 m/s.
E. 14 m/s.


D. 20 m/s.

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