A cylinder rolling down a slope
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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…
Lesson Explainer: Rotational Kinematics
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PDF) A formula for rolling resistance coefficients of cylinders
Lesson Explainer: Rotational Kinematics
Understanding the Physics of a Cylinder Rolling Down a Slope
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Moment of inertia thecuriousastronomer
Why does a solid cylinder reach the bottom of a slope faster than a hollow cylinder? - Quora
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Investigation of the moment of inertia of hollow cylinders
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Calculating Rotational Kinetic Energy on a Ramp - dummies
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Rolling Down an Incline Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations
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Free-body diagrams for a cylinder going up (a) and down (b) an incline.
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experimental physics - Theory behind the relationship between the
Schematic configuration of the physical system showing a cylinder
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newtonian mechanics - Why doesn't static friction point down the