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Thank you. :smile: So how would the equation look like?

But initially, isn't it all potential energy? Therefore the initial kinetic energy for both masses would be 0. And at the end of the movement, wouldn't both of the masses have converted that potential energy to kinetic energy? Therefore the potential energy at the end would be 0.

But shouldn't I combine the total energy from both masses?

Homework Statement In the absence of friction, how fast will the masses move after the 2kg mass has dropped 25 cm? [answer: v = 1.57 m/s] Homework Equations Conservation of Energy The Attempt at a Solution KE2F + KE1F = PE2I + PE1I .5*m2*vf2^2 + .5*m1*vf1^2 = m2*g*h2 +...