Use the Figure Below for the Problem

question 24

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below for the problem. A mass, m₁, attached to a spring is placed on a cart with mass m₂, which moves freely and without friction on a table. m₁ slides without friction on the cart and is ¼ the mass of m₂.
-When m₁ moves with a displacement of 1 cm in the +x direction,what is the displacement of m₂?

• A)m₂ does not move
• B)m₂ moves cm in the +x direction
• C)m₂ moves 1 cm in the +x direction
• D)m₂ moves cm in the -x direction
• E)m₂ moves 1 cm in the -x direction

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