How Does Slipping Affect Translational and Rotational Speeds on an Incline?

Thread starter hippolyta2078795
Start date May 23, 2007
Tags

Sliding

AI Thread Summary

Slipping affects both translational and rotational speeds of an object rolling down an incline. When slipping occurs, the translational speed typically increases due to a loss of friction, while the rotational speed decreases because the object is not rolling without slipping. This change in dynamics can be analyzed using equations of motion and energy conservation principles. Resources like HyperPhysics can provide additional insights into the mechanics involved. Understanding these relationships is crucial for solving problems related to motion on inclines.

May 23, 2007

hippolyta2078795

Homework Statement

An object, a sphere or cylinder, is rolling down an incline and also slipping. How do you find the translational and angular speed?

Does slipping decrease or increase the translational and rotational speeds? How so?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Last edited: May 23, 2007

Physics news on Phys.org

May 24, 2007

Mentz114

You won't get any help unless you show some effort to solve the problem. Have you tried a look at HyperPhysics ?

Thread 'Errors and significant figures'

I multiplied the values first without the error limit. Got 19.38. rounded it off to 2 significant figures since the given data has 2 significant figures. So = 19. For error I used the above formula. It comes out about 1.48. Now my question is. Should I write the answer as 19±1.5 (rounding 1.48 to 2 significant figures) OR should I write it as 19±1. So in short, should the error have same number of significant figures as the mean value or should it have the same number of decimal places as...

View full post »

Thread 'A cylinder connected to a hanging mass'

Let's declare that for the cylinder, mass = M = 10 kg Radius = R = 4 m For the wall and the floor, Friction coeff = ##\mu## = 0.5 For the hanging mass, mass = m = 11 kg First, we divide the force according to their respective plane (x and y thing, correct me if I'm wrong) and according to which, cylinder or the hanging mass, they're working on. Force on the hanging mass $$mg - T = ma$$ Force(Cylinder) on y $$N_f + f_w - Mg = 0$$ Force(Cylinder) on x $$T + f_f - N_w = Ma$$ There's also...

View full post »

Thread 'Explain this asphalt sheen'

This problem is two parts. The first is to determine what effects are being provided by each of the elements - 1) the window panes; 2) the asphalt surface. My answer to that is The second part of the problem is exactly why you get this affect. And one more spoiler:

View full post »