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Thanks Haruspex! So m1 and m2 moves in different speeds but center of mass moves constant speed as momentum is conserved. And I believe total energy (kinetic plus string potential) is also conserved. if m1 and m2 moves in individual speeds then all is not lost. I am surprised at some blunt...

Homework Statement A system is composed of two blocks of mass m1 and m2 connected by a massless spring with spring constant k. The blocks slide on a frictionless plane. The unstretched length of the spring is L. Initially m2 is held so that the spring is compressed to L/2 and m1 is forced...