From what minimum height h must the system be released when spring is unstretched so that after perfectly inelastic collision (e = 0) with ground, B may be lifted off the ground (spring constant = k) from figure.
4mg/k
For lifting of 2m block
kx = 2mg …… (i)
By energy conservation
mg(h−x)=12kx2 …… (ii)
From (i) and (ii)
h=4mgk