Calculate the total kinetic energy of a cricket ball of radius 3.5 cm and mass 163 g…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics C: Mechanics · Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems · Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

Problem

Calculate the total kinetic energy of a cricket ball of radius 3.5 cm and mass 163 g rolling along a horizontal surface without slipping at a linear speed of

4.0 \text{ ms}^{-1}

. (The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass,

M

, and radius,

R

, is

\frac{2}{5}MR^2

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