The system shown in the figure is released from rest. The pulley and spring are massless,and friction is absent everywhere. The speed of the $5 \, kg$ block when the $2 \, kg$ block leaves contact with the ground is (take the force constant of the spring $k = 40 \, N/m$ and $g = 10 \, m/s^2$):

Derive the work-energy theorem for a variable force exerted on a body in one dimension.

$A$ body of mass $2 \, kg$ is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of $4 \, m/s$. At what height will its kinetic energy be half of its initial value (in $, m$)? (Take $g = 10 \, m/s^2$)

$A$ student of mass $M$ is $1.5 \,m$ tall and has her centre of mass $1 \,m$ above the ground when standing straight. She wants to jump up vertically. To do so,she bends her knees so that her centre of mass is lowered by $0.2 \,m$ and then pushes the ground by a constant force $F$. As a result,she jumps up such that the maximum height of her feet is $0.3 \,m$ above the ground. The ratio $F / Mg$ is (in $.5$)

$A$ spring-block system is placed on a rough horizontal floor. The block is pulled towards the right to give the spring an elongation $x$ such that $\frac{\mu mg}{K} < x < \frac{2\mu mg}{K}$,and then released. Which of the following laws/principles of physics can be applied to the spring-block system?

The mechanical energy of a freely falling body is......