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A block of mass 2 m hangs by an inextensible light string that passes over a smooth pulley. Another mass m hangs from the other end of the string and is connected to a vertical massless spring. The system is stationary. Just after the string is cut, the accelerations of m and 2m, respectively, are -

A

0,0

B

`0,g darr`

C

`g/2darrgdarr`

D

`2gdarr,gdarr`

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