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Class 11
Physics :-NCERT Solutions - SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND ROTATIONAL MOTION

Page No 179:
Question 7.18:
A solid sphere rolls down two different inclined planes of the same heights but different angles of inclination. (a) Will it reach the bottom with the same speed in each case? (b) Will it take longer to roll down one plane than the other? (c) If so, which one and why?


Answer:

 (a) Yes (b) Yes (c) On the smaller inclination

(a)Mass of the sphere = m

Height of the plane = h

Velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the plane = v

At the top of the plane, the total energy of the sphere = Potential energy = mgh

At the bottom of the plane, the sphere has both translational and rotational kinetic energies.

Hence, total energy = 

Using the law of conservation of energy, we can write:

For a solid sphere, the moment of inertia about its centre, 

Hence, equation (i) becomes:

Hence, the velocity of the sphere at the bottom depends only on height (h) and acceleration due to gravity (g). Both these values are constants. Therefore, the velocity at the bottom remains the same from whichever inclined plane the sphere is rolled.

(b), (c)Consider two inclined planes with inclinations θand θ2, related as:

θ1 < θ2

The acceleration produced in the sphere when it rolls down the plane inclined at θ1 is:

g sin θ1

The various forces acting on the sphere are shown in the following figure.

R1 is the normal reaction to the sphere.

Similarly, the acceleration produced in the sphere when it rolls down the plane inclined at θ2 is:

g sin θ2

The various forces acting on the sphere are shown in the following figure.

R2 is the normal reaction to the sphere.

θ2 > θ1; sin θ2 > sin θ1 ... (i)

∴ a2 > a1 … (ii)

Initial velocity, = 0

Final velocity, v = Constant

Using the first equation of motion, we can obtain the time of roll as:

v = u + at

From equations (ii) and (iii), we get:

tt1

Hence, the sphere will take a longer time to reach the bottom of the inclined plane having the smaller inclination.


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NCERT Physics Class 11