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hi there!
I considered the following problem:
a ball of radius R on a horizontal plain is at first in rest. Then it receives a horizontal force for a very short time at a point placed 1/3R from the plain and the ball starts moving with initial velocity v_0. There is also a friction when the ball slides.
the question is: at which velocity v will the ball start rolling?
here´s what I figured out:
the force initiates a torque such that the ball gets initial angular velocity w_0, counter clockwise. But the velocity v initiates another angular velocity w in clockwise direction. My assumption is that the ball will start rolling counter clockwise when the velocity v becomes 0.
what do you think?
I considered the following problem:
a ball of radius R on a horizontal plain is at first in rest. Then it receives a horizontal force for a very short time at a point placed 1/3R from the plain and the ball starts moving with initial velocity v_0. There is also a friction when the ball slides.
the question is: at which velocity v will the ball start rolling?
here´s what I figured out:
the force initiates a torque such that the ball gets initial angular velocity w_0, counter clockwise. But the velocity v initiates another angular velocity w in clockwise direction. My assumption is that the ball will start rolling counter clockwise when the velocity v becomes 0.
what do you think?