JEE Main 2012 Physics question
A thick-walled hollow sphere has outside radius . It rolls down an incline without slipping and its speed at the bottom is . Now the incline is waxed, so that it is practically frictionless and the sphere is observed to slide down (without any rolling). Its speed at the bottom is observed to be . The radius of gyration of the hollow sphere about an axis through its centre is
Answer: (2)
Solution
Rolling: ; sliding: .
See the full step-by-step solution
Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.
Create a free account