Consider a wheel that rolls without slipping such as the wheel in Figure 8.32. We have see...

Consider a wheel that rolls without slipping such as the wheel in Figure 8.32. We have seen that slipping is prevented by the force of static friction between the wheel and the pavement. Can this force do work on the wheel?

Figure 8.32 A rolling object undergoes translational motion with a center of mass velocity v and simultaneous rotational motion with angular velocity w.