A Regulation Basketball Has a 25

question 38

Short Answer

A regulation basketball has a 25.0-cm diameter and a mass of 0.560 kg. It may be approximated as a thin spherical shell with a moment of inertia MR². Starting from rest, how long will it take a basketball to roll without slipping 4.00 m down an incline at 30.0° to the horizontal?

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