Engineering
Physics
Center of Mass
Question

Two blocks A and B of masses m and 2m are placed on a smooth floor and are connected by a spring. A third block C of mass m moves with a velocity v0 and collides head-on and elastically with A as shown. After some time, it is found that the instantaneous velocities of A and B are the same and the instantaneous compression of the spring is x0. If spring constant of the spring is k=2mv02nx02, then the value of n is

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Solution

After collision velocity of A 
VA = V0

12(m)(2m)3mV02=12kx02

k=2mV023x02n=3