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A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into three fragments. Two of the fragments, each of mass m are found to move with a speed v each in mutually perpendicular directions. The total energy released in the process is

A)  \[\frac{1}{2}\text{m}{{\text{v}}^{2}}\]          

B)  \[\text{mv}\]

C)  \[\text{1}\frac{\text{5}}{\text{4}}\text{m}{{\text{v}}^{\text{2}}}\]     

D)  \[\frac{\text{5}}{\text{2}}\text{m}{{\text{v}}^{\text{2}}}\]