Find the translational kinetic energy of its center of gravity

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The discussion focuses on calculating the translational kinetic energy of a 10.7 kg cylinder rolling without slipping at a speed of 11.8 m/s. The translational kinetic energy is determined using the formula Ke = 0.5mv², resulting in 744.934 J. For the rotational kinetic energy, the formula Ke = 0.5Iω² is applicable, but the inertia (I) requires the radius of the cylinder, which is not provided. The discussion highlights the importance of assuming whether the cylinder is hollow or solid to accurately calculate the moment of inertia.

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A 10.7kg cylinder rolls without slipping on a rough surface. At the instant when its center of gravity has a speed of 11.8 m/s,

a) Find the translational kinetic energy of its center of gravity.

b) Find the rotational kinetic energy about its center of mass at that time.

c) What is its kinetic energy?

I already found the answer to a by using the formula Ke = .5mv^2 and it's 744.934 J. For b I want to use the rotational kinetic energy formula Ke = .5Iω^2, but I need inertia for that. I can't find the inertia without the radius. Besides, I wouldn't know what formula to use since they don't explicitly say whether or not the cylinder is hollow.
 
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You do know that the moment of inertia will contain a factor of [itex]R^2[/itex] and it will cancel when you finally write out the rotational KE. The geometric factor in the moment of inertial will still be there, however, so you'll have to make an assumption as to whether the cylinder is hollow or not. I believe that if the cylinder were hollow that would have been spelled out in the problem.
 

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