Rolling Motion
The following bodies are made to roll up (without slipping) the same inclined plane from a horizontal plane.: (i) a ring of radius R, (ii) a solid cylinder of radius R/2 and (iii) a solid sphere of radius R/4. If in each case, the speed of the centre of mass at the bottom of the incline is same, the ratio of the maximum heights they climb is:
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Answer: (a)
- , independent of radius, so .
- Ring : ; solid cylinder : ; solid sphere : .
- Ratio (multiply by 10).
- So the answer is (a) 20 : 15 : 14.