Problem-13P41 A massless spring is compressed by an amount Ax between two blocks of masses m₁ and m₂ sitting on a frictionless surface, as shown at right. The spring is unattached to either block. The blocks are re- leased from rest, and the spring pushes them apart. Im- mediately thereafter my travels to the left on a surface with coefficient of kinetic friction μk, and comes to rest after traveling a distance d. Block my travels to the right on a frictionless surface, and then strikes and sticks to a third block of mass m3 hung from a ceiling by a massless rope of length R. The two blocks swing together up to a maximum angle 0, as shown. In terms of gravity g and given parameters, find (a) the angle 0 (b) the spring con- stant k. My Me

Problem-13P41 A massless spring is compressed by an amount Ax between two blocks of masses m₁ and m₂ sitting on a frictionless surface, as shown at right. The spring is unattached to either block. The blocks are re- leased from rest, and the spring pushes them apart. Im- mediately thereafter my travels to the left on a surface with coefficient of kinetic friction μk, and comes to rest after traveling a distance d. Block my travels to the right on a frictionless surface, and then strikes and sticks to a third block of mass m3 hung from a ceiling by a massless rope of length R. The two blocks swing together up to a maximum angle 0, as shown. In terms of gravity g and given parameters, find (a) the angle 0 (b) the spring con- stant k. My Me

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