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1) A solid ball of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down a hill...

1) A solid ball of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down a hill with slope tan θ. (That is θ is the angle of the hill relative to the horizontal direction.)

What is the static frictional force acting on it? It is possible to solve this question in a fairly simple way using two ingredients:

a) As derived in the worksheet when an object of moment of inertia I, mass M and radius R starts at rest at the top of a constant slope, then rolls without slipping to the bottom, which is lower by a distance h, the speed at the bottom is given by (1/2)Mv2[1+I/(MR2)]=Mgh.

b) The center of mass of the ball has the same motion as a point particle acted on by the external forces: gravity, the normal force and the static friction force. 2) If the coefficient of static friction is μs=.3, what is the maximum slope (given by the value of θ) down which the solid ball can roll without slipping?

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