Objects with masses m1=15.0kg and m2=6.0 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in the figure below. Find the final speed of the blocks when the block m1 moves down a distance of 1.3 m. Assume that the system starts from rest. (Use conservation of energy)

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Objects with masses m1=15.0kg and m2=6.0 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in the figure below. Find the final speed of the blocks when the block m1 moves down a distance of 1.3 m. Assume that the system starts from rest. (Use conservation of energy) 

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