Rolling Steel Ball Acceleration Questions

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To determine how long it takes for the steel ball to stop on the second slope, first calculate the acceleration on the first slope using the formula v = at, where the final velocity (v) is 5.0 m/s and the time (t) is 2.5 s. This gives an acceleration of 2.0 m/s² on the first slope. The acceleration on the second slope is half of this, resulting in 1.0 m/s². Using the same formula, the time to stop on the second slope can be calculated as 5.0 seconds. Thus, it takes the ball 5.0 seconds to come to a stop on the second slope.
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a steel ball, starting from rest rolls down one slope and up another. it takes 2.5s to reach the bottom of the first slope, at which point its speed is 5.0 m/s. if the magnitutde of the acceleration on the second slope is exactly one-half that on the first slope, how long will it take for the ball to come to a stop on the second slope?
 
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The key is to get a value of the acceleration on the first slope. You should be able to get that by using the values given in

v=at

where v is the final velocity, a is the acceleration and t is the time.
 
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