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Grade upto college level Mechanics

A 1040-kg car has four 11.3-kg wheels. What fraction of the total kinetic energy of the car is due to rotation of the wheels about their axles? Assume that the wheels have the same rotational inertia as disks of the same mass and size. Explain why you do not need to know the radius of the wheels.

Profile image of Shane Macguire
11 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
11 Years ago
A rigid body is made of three identical thin rods fastened together in the form of a letter H, which is shown in the below figure.
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