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Homework Statement
A sphere rolling with an initial velocity of 30 ft/s starts up a plane inclined at an angle of 30o with the horizontal as shown. How far will it roll up the plane before it rolls back down?
Homework Equations
[itex]T_1+V_1=T_2+V_2[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
We are doing rigid bodies so I started with
[itex]T_1+V_1=T_2+V_2[/itex] Where [itex]V_1=T_2=0[/itex] So I have
[itex]T_1=V_2[/itex]
[itex].5 m v^2 = m g h[/itex]
[itex]h=x\sin(30)[/itex]
Which gives me [itex].5(30)^2 = (32.2)(x \sin(30))[/itex]
[itex]x=27.95[/itex]
And that is not one of the answers, I assume inertia is supposed to be used somewhere but I have no idea where to plug it in because no radius of the circle is give.. Any help would be very much appreciated\
EDIT:
I tried using Inertia like this:
[itex]T_1 = V_2[/itex]
[itex]T_1 = .5 I \omega^2 + .5mv^2 \quad, \qquad \omega = v/r[/itex]
[itex]I=.5 m r^2[/itex]
[itex]T_1 = .5((.5 m r^2)(\frac{v}{r})^2) + .5 m v^2[/itex]
[itex]T_1 = \frac{1}{4} m v^2 + \frac{1}{2} m v^2 = \frac{3}{4}mv^2[/itex]
[itex]\frac{3}{4}mv^2 = m g x \sin(30)[/itex]
[itex]x = \frac{3v^2}{4 g \sin(30)} \qquad, x=41.9255[/itex]
Still not an answer but closer than I was.. Any suggestions?
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