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A 4.3- cm-radius ball rolls down an inclined plane from rest at the top. The angular acceleration of the rolling ball about its center is 245 rad/s2, and its angular speed at the bottom is 44.4 rad/s. How long is the plane?
Given
Initial angular speed (?0 ) = 0
Final angular speed (? ) = 44.4rad/s
Radius of ball (r ) = 4.3 cm
= 0.043 m
Angular acceleration (?) = 245 rad/s2
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The third equation of motion in rotational motion is
?2=?02 + 2 ? ?
(44.4 rad/s)2 =(0)2 + 2 ( 245 rad/s2) ( ? )
?The angular displacement (?) =4.023 rad
Length of incline L = ? r
L = 4.023rad x 0.043 m
= 0.173 m