AP Physics 1· difficulty 4/5
A frictionless block slides down a ramp from height , while a solid sphere rolls without slipping down an identical ramp from the same height. The ratio of the block's bottom speed to the sphere's bottom speed is closest to:
Explanation
Block: . Sphere: . Ratio .
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