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A 1.50 m long ramp is inclined at 17 to the horizontal. A solid ball is released

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Question

A 1.50 m long ramp is inclined at 17 to the horizontal. A solid ball is released from rest at the top of the ramp.

Part A

Find the ball's speed at the bottom of the ramp.

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

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Part B

Find its translational acceleration.

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

A 1.50 m long ramp is inclined at 17 to the horizontal. A solid ball is released from rest at the top of the ramp.

Part A

Find the ball's speed at the bottom of the ramp.

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

v =

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Part B

Find its translational acceleration.

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

a =

Explanation / Answer

a)

vertical distance travelled, h = 1.5*sin(17)

= 0.438 m


let v is the speed of ball at bottom,

Apply conservation of energy

final kinetic energy = initial potentail energy


0.5*m*v^2 + 0.5*I*w^2 = m*g*h

0.5*m*v^2 + 0.5*(2.5)*m*r^2*w^2 = m*g*h

0.5*m*v^2 + 0.2*m*(r^2*w^2) = m*g*h

0.5*m*v^2 + 0.2*m*v^2 = m*g*h


0.7*m*v^2 = m*g*h

v = sqrt(g*h/0.7)

= sqrt(9.8*0.438/0.7)

= 2.48 m/s <<<<<------------------Answer

B) let a is the acceleration of the ball.

Apply, v^2 - u^2 = 2*a*s

==> a = (v^2 - u^2)/(a*s)

= (2.48^2 - 0^2)/(2*1.5)

= 2.07 m/s^2 <<<<<------------------Answer