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Q.

2.0 kg block is attached to one end of a spring with a spring constant of 100 N/m and a 4.0 kg block is attached to the other end. The blocks are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface and set into motion. At one instant the 2.0 kg block is observed to be traveling to the right with a speed of 0.5 m/s and the 4.0 kg block is observed to be traveling to the left with a speed of 0.30 m/s. Since the only forces on the blocks are the force of gravity, the normal force of the surface, and the force of the spring, we conclude that :

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a

the motion was started with at least one of masses moving

b

the motion was started with the masses at rest

c

the spring is compressed at the time of the observation

d

the motion was started by compressing the spring

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Speed of COM = 0.5×2-0.3×46=0.2 m/s

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