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    Solving for the Kinetic Energy of a Uniform Disk

    I tried using 1/2 m Vo^2 + mgh(o) = 1/2 m V1^2 + mgh(1) and since it says that assuming that it "stops" at the top of the step so I set V1 = 0 and also h(o) = 0 cancels all of the m so I get h1 = Vo^2 / 2g Is that right?
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    Solving for the Kinetic Energy of a Uniform Disk

    Correction! a. K_Total = 0.444 J
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    Solving for the Kinetic Energy of a Uniform Disk

    Homework Statement A solid, Uniform disk of radius 5.00 cm and mass 1.50 kg is rolling without slipping a long a horizontal surface. The disk makes 2.00 revolution per second a. Find the total kinetic energy (translational + rotational) of the disk b. Find the minimum height h of the...