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Okay, so let me see if I understand what's going on. When no rotation is happening, there (obviously) isn't any centripetal acceleration pointed toward the center of the circle. If μs is low enough, the object on the bank may even slide down the ramp, so that Fc can remain at 0 N. Once...

That is correct. Neither of the problems I posted directly involve rolling friction. I tried to imagine that situation, but I think it starts to fall apart for me when I ask myself what provides the change in force in the first place as rotational motion sort of "winds up".

I apologize in advance for not exactly adhering to the template, but the question I have here arose from my attempts to solve the following exercises, so please bear with me. (Edit: I also apologize if discussion of a concept belongs in a different forum, as this is not exactly a homework...

I am a high school senior in the midst of self-studying AP Physics C: Mechanics. I'm trying to focus on gaining a deep understanding of the concepts of the course, so I can maybe explain them to others in a fairly ambitious project that I am in the starting stages of. I'll probably end up asking...