An explosion blows a stationary rock into three parts. Two parts of masses $1 \,kg$ and $2 \,kg$ move at right angles to one another with velocities $12 \,ms^{-1}$ and $8 \,ms^{-1}$, respectively. If the velocity of the third part is $4 \,ms^{-1}$, the mass of the rock is (in $\,kg$)

  • A
    $8$
  • B
    $5$
  • C
    $17$
  • D
    $3$

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