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Show that the moment of inertia of a spherical shell of radius R
and mass M about an axis through
its centre is 2/3 MR2. Show also that the moment of inertia of a
uniform solid sphere of radius R and
mass M is 2/5MR2. The spheres are allowed to roll (from rest),
without slipping a distance L down
a plane inclined at a angle θ to the horizontal. Find expressions
for the speeds of the spheres at the
bottom of the incline and show that ∆v/〈v〉 = 8.7% where ∆v is the
difference in the speeds and 〈v〉 is
the mean of the two speeds. Which sphere has the larger speed?