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As the drawing illustrates, two disks with masses m 1 and m 2 are movinghorizont

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As the drawing illustrates, two disks with massesm1 and m2 are movinghorizontally to the right at a speed of v0.They are on an airhockey table, which supports them with anessentially frictionless cushion of air. They move as a unit, witha compressed spring between them, which has a negligible mass. Thenthe spring is released and allowed to push the disks outward.Consider the situation where disk 1 comes to a momentary haltshortly after the spring is released. Assuming thatm1 = 1.2 kg, m2 = 2.2 kg,and v0 = +5.0 m/s, find the velocity of disk 2at that moment.

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