The height h doesn't depends of inclination; it is measured from the ground.
From the drawing you made, it is clear that not all gravitational potential energy goes into compressing the spring, if you take ground as a point of 0 gravitational potential energy. Try to find the difference in...
A spring is comprensed or stretched along only one axis. That said, it seems that the confusion here is what must we use as x. If 12 cm (0.12 m) is the compressed lenght, then x = 0.12 m. But if 0.12 m is the final length of the spring, x would be instead 18 cm.
One question: is the spring...
Right, the rope makes an angle of 100° with the body. With this in mind, you can draw a component vector that begins from the body and goes up to the tip of the tension vector, in such way that the component is perpendicular to the body.
You have then a 90°-80°-10° triangle, from which you can...
Yes, friction forces are applied at different distances from the axis. That said, the torque is greater for cilinder A, and it comes first.
One question: is the lower part of cilinder B contributing to normal force? If it isn't, the problem is now solved.
But, if the inner surfaces that are in contact to the two sides (bases) of the cilinder are not frictionless, there would be a reduction of the torque... And it would also reduce kinetic energy...
Anyway, ignoring that, all seems to indicate that they come at the same time.
But, if the inner surfaces that are in contact to the two sides (bases) of the cilinder are not frictionless, there would be a reduction of the torque... And they would also reduce kinetic energy...
Anyway, all seems to indicate that they come at the same time.
If both cilinders have the same normal force (which is evenly distributed in the bits), then the friction force is the same, and they come to the floor at the same time. Cilinder B could be lower than A, but I think we can ignore this.