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title: "A uniform solid sphere of mass \\(M = 5.0\\text{ kg}\\) and radius \\(R = 0.20\\text{ m}\\) rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface with a constant center-of-mass speed of \\(v = 2.0\\text{ m/s}\\). What is the rotational kinetic energy of the sphere?"
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# A uniform solid sphere of mass \(M = 5.0\text{ kg}\) and radius \(R = 0.20\text{ m}\) rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface with a constant center-of-mass speed of \(v = 2.0\text{ m/s}\). What is the rotational kinetic energy of the sphere?

A uniform solid sphere of mass \(M = 5.0\text{ kg}\) and radius \(R = 0.20\text{ m}\) rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface with a constant center-of-mass speed of \(v = 2.0\text{ m/s}\). What is the rotational kinetic energy of the sphere?

- **A.** \(4.0\text{ J}\)
- **B.** \(5.0\text{ J}\)
- **C.** \(10\text{ J}\)
- **D.** \(14\text{ J}\)

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