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ohhh so the energy at the beginning would be just potential energy and at the end it would be the potential energy of m2 plus the kinetic of m1 and of m2 Ug=Ug+KE+KE m_1*g*h=m_2*g*h+.5*m_2*v^2+.5*m_1*v^2 sqrt(2*(m_1*g*h-m_2*g*h)/(m_2+m_1)=v

Homework Statement Two masses are connected by a light string passing over a light, frictionless pulley, as shown in the figure below. The mass m1 (which is greater than m2) is released from rest. Use the isolated system model to answer the following. In terms of m1, m2, and h, determine the...