AP Physics 1· difficulty 4/5
A solid uniform sphere () rolls without slipping from rest down an incline of angle . What is the linear acceleration of the center of mass along the incline?
Explanation
With rolling, energy conservation gives . For solid sphere , so effective mass factor is and .
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