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AP Physics C: Mechanics
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
4.1 Linear Momentum
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Two blocks connected by a spring on a frictionless surface.
Two blocks connected by a spring on a frictionless surface.
Two blocks of masses \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) lie on a horizontal, frictionless surface and are connected by a light spring. The system is initially at rest. Starting at time \(t = 0\), a time-dependent horizontal external force \(F(t) = bt\), where \(b\) is a positive constant, acts on mass \(m_1\) to the left. What is the speed of the center of mass of the two-block system at time \(t = T\)?

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