Rolling a Ball Up an Inclined Plank Requires an Amount

question 29

Multiple Choice

Rolling a ball up an inclined plank requires an amount of work proportional to the

• A) horizontal distance the ball is shifted.
• B) height the ball is raised.
• C) sum of the horizontal distance the ball is shifted and the height the ball is raised.
• D) length of the plank.

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