Use the Figure Below for the Problem

question 18

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 is allowed to oscillate along m₂,what is the motion of m₂?

• A)m₂ does not move
• B)m₂ moves in the same direction as m₁
• C)m₂ moves in the opposite direction of m₁
• D)Depends on the spring constant
• E)None of the above

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