$A$ spacecraft of mass $M$ moves with velocity $V$ in free space at first,then it explodes breaking into two pieces. If after explosion a piece of mass $m$ comes to rest,the other piece of spacecraft will have a velocity

  • A
    $\frac{MV}{M - m}$
  • B
    $\frac{MV}{M + m}$
  • C
    $\frac{mV}{M - m}$
  • D
    $\frac{mV}{M + m}$

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