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title: "Consider a solid uniform sphere of radius \\(R\\) and mass \\(M\\) rolling without slipping. Which form of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?"
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# Consider a solid uniform sphere of radius \(R\) and mass \(M\) rolling without slipping. Which form of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?

Consider a solid uniform sphere of radius \(R\) and mass \(M\) rolling without slipping. Which form of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?

- **A.** Rotational kinetic energy is larger.
- **B.** Translational kinetic energy is larger.
- **C.** Both are equal.
- **D.** You need to know the speed of the sphere to tell.

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