In-class question

Two wheels initially at rest roll the same distance without slipping down identical inclined planes starting from rest. Wheel B has twice the radius but the same mass as wheel A. All the mass is concentrated in their rims, so that the rotational inertias are I = mR2 .

Which has more translational kinetic energy when it gets to the bottom?

BLUE: Wheel A

PINK: Wheel B

PURPLE: The kinetic energies are the same.

YELLOW: need more information




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