A system of two blocks connected by a light rope is released from rest with the 12.0 kg block 2.00 m above the floor as shown below.

A system of two blocks connected by a light rope is released from rest with the 12.0 kg block 2.00 m above the floor as shown below. Ignore friction and mass of the pulley.

(a) Find the speed with which the 12.0 kg block strikes the floor;

(b) How high will the 4.0 kg block travel upward with respect to the floor?

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