A small block of mass m is at rest on a frictionless surface. It is attached to a spring with spring, constant k. In an instantaneous explosion it explodes into two pieces. The heavier piece, mass m goes off at a known angle 0 with a velocity of magnitude v, as shown. The lighter piece goes off to the left. a) Find the position of the lighter piece as a function of time. У х x= 0

A small block of mass m is at rest on a frictionless surface. It is attached to a spring with spring, constant k. In an instantaneous explosion it explodes into two pieces. The heavier piece, mass m goes off at a known angle 0 with a velocity of magnitude v, as shown. The lighter piece goes off to the left. a) Find the position of the lighter piece as a function of time. У х x= 0