A solid ball and a cylinder roll down an inclined plane. Which reaches the bottom first?(a) The ball reaches the bottom first. , (b) The cylinder reaches the bottom first. , (c) They arrive at the bottom at the same time. , (d) It depends on the relative masses of the two. , (e) It depends on the relative diameter of the two. :

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A solid ball and a cylinder roll down an inclined plane. Which reaches the bottom first?

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