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A full cylinder is placed on a straight plane with a friction coefficient µ (static=dinamic). The cylinder is hit in the middle and begins sliding without rolling in a linear velocity V0. The acceleration of gravity is g. Calculate the distance the cylinder will pass until it starts rolling...

Consider a round object given a push at the middle. The push generates linear velocity, and If there wasn't any friction, the object would start sliding; but the friction in the contact point with the ground causes the object to start rolling. Intuitively I can explain it: the friction causes...