NEET 2000 Physics question

For a hollow cylinder & a solid cylinder rolling without slipping on an inclined plane, then which of these reaches earlier on the ground :

Answer: (1)

Solution

For rolling without slipping down an incline of angle , , where is the radius of gyration. Solid cylinder: , so . Hollow cylinder:

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