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The Energy is stored in the following three forms:
(a)Elastic Potential Energy of the Spring:
(Stretched by a length of "dL")
= (1/2)*K*(dL)2
(b)K.E of Block A = (1/2)mv2
(c)K.E of Block B = (1/2)mv2
Now Applying the law of conservation of energy,
mgx = (1/2)k(dL)2 + (1/2)mv2 + (1/2)mv2
v2 = gx - (k/2m)(dL)2 ..........(1)
Considering the Equilibrium, of Block A at position A :
R + FCos@ = mg ...........(2)
For a Spring,
F = K(dL) and for Breaking off R = 0.
Substituting the value of R and F in Eq.(2)
K(dL)Cos@ = mg ..........(3)
From the Geometry of the problem ,
dL = (L/Cos@) - L = L{ (1/Cos@) - 1 }
Substituting in Eq.(3)
K{ L [ (1/Cos@) - 1 ]Cos@ = mg
On solving we get,
1 - Cos@ = mg/KL
Cos@ = [1-(mg/KL)]
Cos@ = 1 - (0.32*10/40*0.40) = 4/5
and dL = 0.4(5/4-1)
dL = 0.1 m from above.
Now x=L(tan@) = 0.4*(0.3/0.4) = 0.3m.
Subsitituting the values in eq.(1)
v2 = 10*0.3 (40*(0.1)2/2*0.32)
v2 = 3 - 0.64
v2 = 2.36
v = 1.5 m/s.