Arun
Last Activity: 7 Years ago
Dear Student
solid sphere disc solid cylinder
Moment of Inertia (I) (2/5)MR2 MR2 /2 MR2 /2
Radious of Gyration (K) Underoot(2/5) R/root2 R/root2
Any of them on rolling on inclined plane will have an acceleration,
a = gsin8/R2 + K2
It means maximum radius of gyration having object will have minimum acceleration.
Decrease in acceleration .i.e decrease in velocity and thus kinetic energy.
Now, Solid sphere has lowest value of ''K'' thus it rolls down with maximum speed.
Hence it will reach the bottom first.
And disc and solid sphere will reach at the same time with same speed.
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Arun (askIITians forum expert)