A solid sphere () rolls without slipping down an incline from height . Its speed at the bottom is
- A
- B
- Ccheck_circle
(KE split between translation and rotation)
- D
Explanation
Energy conservation: with . For solid sphere: , so .
Rolling
AP Physics 1· difficulty 4/5
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