Question: A 2 . 0 - k g block is attached to one end of a spring with a spring constant of 1 0 0 N

A 2.0-kg block is attached to one end of a spring with a spring constant of 100Nm and a 4.0-kg block is attached to the other end. The blocks are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface and set into motion. At one instant the 20-kg block is observed to be traveling to the right with a speed of 0.50ms and the 4.0-kg block is observed to be traveling to the left with a speed of 0.30ms. Since the only forces on the blocks are the force of gravity, the normal force of the surface, and the force of the spring, we conclude that:
the motion was started with the masses at rest
the motion was started with at least one of masses moving
the motion was started by compressing the spring
the spring is not compressed at the time of observation
the spring is compressed at the time of the observation
A 2 . 0 - k g block is attached to one end of a

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