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Particle A and particle B are held together with a compressed spring between
them. When they are released, the spring pushes them apart, and they then
go in opposite directions, free of the spring. The mass of A is 2.00 times the mass
of B, and the energy stored in the spring was 60 J. Assume that the spring has
negligible mass and that all its stored energy is transferred to the particles. Once
that transfer is complete, what are the kinetic energies of particle A and
particle B?
It seems so simple, but I am sure I am just missig something (this problem is under the "conservation of momentum" section, so I am sure it has to do with that, but i just can't figure out any equation(s) that i can use)
them. When they are released, the spring pushes them apart, and they then
go in opposite directions, free of the spring. The mass of A is 2.00 times the mass
of B, and the energy stored in the spring was 60 J. Assume that the spring has
negligible mass and that all its stored energy is transferred to the particles. Once
that transfer is complete, what are the kinetic energies of particle A and
particle B?
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It seems so simple, but I am sure I am just missig something (this problem is under the "conservation of momentum" section, so I am sure it has to do with that, but i just can't figure out any equation(s) that i can use)