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22 June, 10:30

An 8.0 cm diameter, 400 g sphere is released from rest ta the tip of a 2.1 m long, 25 degree incline. It rolls, without slipping, to the bottom. a) What is the sphere's angular velocity at the bottom of the incline? b) What fraction of its kinetic energy is rotational?

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  1. 22 June, 14:02
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    a) 88.1 rad/s

    b) 0.286

    Explanation:

    given information:

    diameter, d = 8 cm = 0.08 m

    sphere's mass, m = 400 g = 0.4 kg

    the distance from rest to the tip, h = 2.1 m

    incline angle, θ = 25°

    a) What is the sphere's angular velocity at the bottom of the incline?

    mg (h sinθ) = 1/2 Iω² + 1/2mv²

    I of solid sphere = 2/5 mr², thus

    mg (h sinθ) = 1/2 (2/5 mr²) ω² + 1/2 mv², now we can remove the mass

    g h sin θ = 1/5 r² ω² + 1/2 v²

    ω = v/r, v = ωr

    so,

    g h sin θ = 1/5 r² ω² + 1/2 (ωr) ²

    g h sin θ = (7/10) r² ω²

    ω² = 10 g h sin θ/7 r²

    ω = √10 g h sin θ/7 r²

    = √10 (9.8) (2.1) sin 25° / 7 (0.04) ²

    = 88.1 rad/s

    b) What fraction of its kinetic energy (KE) is rotational?

    fraction of its kinetic energy = rotational KE / total KE

    total KE = total potential energy

    = m g h sin θ

    = 0.4 x 9.8 x 2.1 sin 25°

    = 3.48 J

    rotational KE = 1/2 Iω²

    = 1/5 mr²ω²

    = 1/5 0.4 (0.04) ² (88.1) ²

    = 0.99

    fraction of its KE = 0.99/3.48

    = 0.286
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