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Homework Statement 2 identical discs each mass m are connected to stiff spring with constant k. when you push down on the top disc and release, will the system be able to lift off ground. if so, how high? Homework Equations f=ma,f=kx,pe=mgh,pe=1/2kxsquared, ke=1/2mvsquared The Attempt at a...

two identical discs are connected by a stiff spring. if you push down on the top disc then release, will the system be capable of leaving the ground? if so, how high? what exactly is the spring doing (in terms of pushing or pulling on either disc) during the motion? what force(s) cause the...