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Question

An object of uniform density rolls up the curved path with the initial velocity $v_{0}$ as shown in the figure. If the maximum height attained by an object is $\frac{7v_{0}^{2}}{10\text{ }g}$ ( $g =$ acceleration due to gravity), the object is a $\_\_\_\_$ .

Options

A.solid cylinder
B.ring
C.disc
D.solid sphere

Solution

Sol. [Key Concept: Energy conservation $mgh = \frac{1}{2}{mv}^{2} + \frac{1}{2}\ I\omega^{2}$; the given $h = \frac{7v_{0}^{2}}{10g}$ forces $I = \frac{2}{5}\ {mR}^{2}$ — a solid sphere.]

$$h = \frac{7v_{0}^{2}}{10\text{ }g} $$Applying work energy theorem

$${- mgh = 0 - \frac{1}{2}{mv}^{2} - \frac{1}{2}I\omega^{2} }{- mg\left( \frac{7v_{0}^{2}}{10\text{ }g} \right) = - \frac{1}{2}{mv}_{0}^{2} - \frac{1}{2}\frac{{Iv}_{0}^{2}}{R^{2}} }{\frac{7{mv}_{0}^{2}}{10} = \frac{{mv}_{0}^{2}}{2} + \frac{{Iv}_{0}^{2}}{2R^{2}} }{\frac{{mv}_{0}^{2}}{5} = \frac{{Iv}_{0}^{2}}{2R^{2}} }{I = \frac{2{mR}^{2}}{5} }$$

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