A rock rolling down an incline-velocity and force

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The question is:
a spherical rock weighing 20 tons starts rolling down a steep incline from a height of 400 metres. Calculate the velocity when it reaches the ground level. What is the force exerted on the rock?


I've tried to work this out but I just can't seem to grasp exactly what I'm missing.

Any help will be really appreciated.
 
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Use conservation of energy. The energy the rock has at the start and what is the energy converted to when it reaches the bottom