A solid sphere with radius 2.4m and mass of 77 kg has a moment of inertia given by2/5mr^2. It is spinning in place at an angular velocity of 10 rdians/s. If all of its rotational kinetic energy could be converted into a change in gravitational potential energy, what would be the corresponding change in height for the sphere?

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A solid sphere with radius 2.4m and mass of 77 kg has a moment of inertia given by2/5mr^2. It is spinning in place at an angular velocity of 10 rdians/s. If all of its rotational kinetic energy could be converted into a change in gravitational potential energy, what would be the corresponding change in height for the sphere?

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Rotational kinetic energy equals the change in potential energy.

          12Iω2=mgh1225mr2ω2=mgh             h=r2ω25g

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