Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextensible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively

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: Before the string is cut

(ii) From eqns. (i) and (ii)

Just after the string is cut 

and also 

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