Use the Figure Below for the Problem

question 19

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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