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OS-AP-10-28 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited (Problem 28)

A ball with an initial velocity of 8.00 m/s rolls up a hill without slipping. Treating the ball as a spherical shell, calculate the vertical height it reaches. (b) Repeat the calculation for the same ball if it slides up the hill without rolling. Select the answer to part (a).