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AP Physics 1
6.5 Rolling
6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
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A spherical shell rolling down an incline without slipping.
A spherical shell rolling down an incline without slipping.
A uniform thin spherical shell of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) is released from rest at the top of an incline and rolls down the incline without slipping. The rotational inertia of the shell about its center of mass is \(I = \dfrac{2}{3}MR^2\). Which of the following graphs best represents the translational kinetic energy \(K_{\text{trans}}\) and rotational kinetic energy \(K_{\text{rot}}\) of the shell as functions of the vertical distance \(h\) fallen from its release point?

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