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A uniform solid sphere is released from rest at the top of a rough…

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A uniform solid sphere is released from rest at the top of a rough incline and rolls without slipping down the slope. By the time its centre has descended a vertical height of 1.75 m, find its speed (in m/s). Take g = 10 m/s^2 and use moment of inertia (2/5)MR^2 for a solid sphere.

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Step-by-step solution

For rolling without slipping, energy conservation gives m g h = (1/2) m v^2 + (1/2) I w^2 with I = (2/5)mR^2 and w = v/R.

So m g h = (1/2) m v^2 (1 + 2/5) = (7/10) m v^2.
Thus v^2 = (10/7) g h = (10/7)*10*1.75 = 25, giving v = 5 m/s.

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