Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780134202709

Author: Richard Wolfson

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 13, Problem 75P

Repeat Problem 64 for a small solid ball of mass M and radius R that rolls without slipping on the parabolic track.

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