How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Ball Returning to the Bottom of an Incline?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the speed of a ball returning to the bottom of an incline after being rolled up. Key methods include determining the acceleration of the ball on the incline and calculating the friction coefficient between the ball and the plane. The law of conservation of energy is applied to find the final speed of the ball as it descends back to the bottom.

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when a ball is rolled up an incline plane,the incline degree,the distance that it goes are given.the time that it require to reach the highest point is also given.but,how to find the speed when it gets back to the bottom??

pls help
thanx
 
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You can find the acceleration of the ball when it rolled up the inclined plane. Then you can find the friction coefficient between the plane and the ball.
Applying the law of conservation of energy to find the final speed[/color]
 

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