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Mandeep Deka
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Homework Statement
An inelastic uniform solid sphere of radius 'R' is sliding without rolling over a frictionless ground with a uniform velocity 'v'. A cubical plate of height r (r<R) is fixed on the ground and the sphere impinges upon the cubical plate and rolls over it. What is the minimum initial velocity 'v' of the sphere, for it to be able to impinge upon the plate.
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The Attempt at a Solution
What is basically confusing me is:
i. whether the sphere will show pure rolling after impinging upon the plate?
ii. will it stop its linear motion after striking? (because the sphere is said to be inelastic), but then it can't roll over the plate!
iii. if the sphere rolls then without showing pure rolling, how am i supposed to find the answer coz there will be more variables than equations?
please help me understand what actually happens!