Two bodies with kinetic energies in the ratio of $4: 1$ are moving with equal linear momentum. The r

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Two bodies with kinetic energies in the ratio of $4: 1$ are moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of their masses is\

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(d) : K.E. $=\frac{p^{2}}{2 m} \Rightarrow \frac{	ext { K.E. }_{1}}{	ext { K.E. }}=\frac{m_{2}}{m_{1}}=\frac{4}{1}$\ or $\frac{m_{1}}{m_{2}}=\frac{1}{4}$