As the drawing illustrates, two disks with masses m₁ and m2 are moving horizontally to the right at a speed of vo. They are on an airhockey table, which supports them with an essentially frictionless cushion of air. They move as a unit, with a compressed spring between them, which has a negligible mass. Then the spring is released and allowed to push the disks outward. Consider the situation where disk 1 comes to a momentary halt shortly after the spring is released. Assuming that m₁ = 1.5 kg, m₂ = 2.3 kg, and vo = +4.8 m/s, find the velocity of disk 2 at that moment. Vf2 = i m1 m2 VO

As the drawing illustrates, two disks with masses m₁ and m2 are moving horizontally to the right at a speed of vo. They are on an airhockey table, which supports them with an essentially frictionless cushion of air. They move as a unit, with a compressed spring between them, which has a negligible mass. Then the spring is released and allowed to push the disks outward. Consider the situation where disk 1 comes to a momentary halt shortly after the spring is released. Assuming that m₁ = 1.5 kg, m₂ = 2.3 kg, and vo = +4.8 m/s, find the velocity of disk 2 at that moment. Vf2 = i m1 m2 VO

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