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Easy
Question
A block [b] is attached to two unstretched springs 
and 
with spring constants 
and 4 k, respectively (see figure I). The other ends are attached to identical supports 
and 
not attached to the walls. The springs and supports have negligible mass. There is no friction anywhere. The block B is displaced towards wall 1 by a small distance 
(figure II) and released. The block returns and moves a maximum distance 
towards wall 2. Displacements and are measured with respect to the equilibrium position of the block B. The ratio 
is
- 4
- 2
The correct answer is:
As springs and supports ( and ) are having negligible mass. Whenever springs pull the massless supports, springs will be in natural length. At maximum compression, velocity of 
will be zero
And by energy conservation
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