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AP Physics C: Mechanics
6.5 Rolling
6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
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A side-view diagram of a rolling cylinder and spring system on a horizontal surface. A vertical hatched wall is on the left side. A horizontal hatched line representing the ground extends from the base of the wall to the right. An ideal horizontal spring is attached to the vertical wall on the left and extends horizontally to the right, connecting to the center of a circle representing the cross-section of a cylinder of radius R. A small dot marks the cylinder axle at the center of the circle, where the spring connects. A dashed vertical line extends downward from the axle to the ground, with a tick mark on the ground labeled 0. A double-headed horizontal arrow below the ground indicates a displacement labeled A to the right of 0. The cylinder of mass M is shown displaced to the right. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A uniform cylinder attached to a horizontal spring rolling without slipping.
A uniform solid cylinder of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) is connected at its frictionless central axle to an ideal horizontal spring of force constant \(k\), with the opposite end of the spring fixed to a rigid vertical wall. The cylinder rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface. The cylinder is pulled horizontally until the spring is stretched by a distance \(A\) from its unstretched equilibrium position and is then released from rest. In terms of \(k\) and \(A\), what is the maximum rotational kinetic energy of the cylinder during the subsequent motion?

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