Two bodies and of equal masses are suspended from two separate massless springs of…

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Problem

Two bodies

M

and

N

of equal masses are suspended from two separate massless springs of spring constants

k_1

and

k_2

respectively. If the two bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of vibration of

M

to that of

N

is (1)

\frac{k_1}{k_2}

(2)

\sqrt{k_1/k_2}

(3)

\frac{k_2}{k_1}

(4)

\sqrt{k_2/k_1}