A stationary particle breaks into two parts of masses mA and mB, which move with velocities vA and vB respectively. The ratio of their kinetic energies (KB:KA) is [2024]
(4)
By conservation of linear momentum
0=mAVA→+mBVB→
⇒mAVA→=-mBVB→
⇒mAVA=mBVB
K=P22m⇒K∝1m
⇒KBKA=mAmB⇒KBKA=vBvA