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A body of mass $14 \, \text{kg}$ initially at rest explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio $2 : 2 : 3$ . The two pieces of equal masses fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of $18 \, \text{m/s}$ each. The velocity of the heavier fragment is _____ $\text{m/s}$ .

A
$12\sqrt{2}$
B
$12$
C
$10\sqrt{2}$
D
$24\sqrt{2}$

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