A cylinder rolling down a slope

The other week I was asked to explain how a cylinder (or ball) rolling down a slope differs from e.g. a ball being dropped vertically. It is an interesting question, because it illustrates some things which are not immediately obvious. We all know that, if you drop two balls, say a tennis ball and a…

A cylindrical object can roll down an incline, as shown in Figure 1. The incline is slightly less than one meter in length. A group of students wants to determine the acceleration

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Rolling Sphere on Inclined Rotating Plane

Formula of Cylinder, PDF, Friction

it may be possible that it will never start pure rolling

What is the direction of friction on a sphere rolling on an

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Rolling and Static Equilibrium

Lesson Explainer: Rotational Kinematics