A hoop, a disk, and a solid sphere each have mass 1.4 kg and diameter 16 cm. Starting from rest, all three objects roll down a 7° slope. If the slope is 3 m long and all bodies roll without slipping, find the speed of each at the bottom.
I know I have to use rotational kinetic energy and translational kinetic energy to get the answer but im not sure how.
The answers are Hoop=1.89 m/s disk=2.18 m/s and sphere=2.26 m/s

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Answer:

The velocities of hoop , disk and sphere are 1.89 m/s , 2.18 m/s , 2.26 m/s.

Explanation:

Lets find the speed of any general body of mass 'm' , moment of inertia 'I' , radius 'r'.

Let 'v' be the speed and 'ω' be the angular velocity of the body at  bottom of the slope.

Since there is no external force acting on the system (Eventhough friction is acting at the point of contact of the body and slope , it does no work as the point of contact is always at rest and not moving) , we can conserve energy for this system.

Initially the body is at rest and at a vertical height 'h' from the ground.

Here , h=3sin(7°)

Initial energy = mgh.

Finally on reaching bottom h=0 but the body has both rotational and translational kinetic energy.

∴ Final energy = [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]I[tex]ω^{2}[/tex] + [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]m[tex]v^{2}[/tex].

Since the body is rolling without slipping.

v=rω

and

Initial Energy = Final Energy

mgh = [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]I[tex]ω^{2}[/tex] + [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]m[tex]v^{2}[/tex]

∴ mgh = [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]I[tex]\dfrac{v^{2} }{r^{2} }[/tex] + [tex]\dfrac{1 }{2}[/tex]m[tex]v^{2}[/tex]

∴ v = [tex]\sqrt{\frac{2mgh}{\frac{I}{r^{2} }+m } }[/tex]

For a hoop ,

I = m[tex]r^{2}[/tex]

Substituting above value of I in the expression of v.

We get,

v = [tex]\sqrt{gh}[/tex] = [tex]\sqrt{9.81×3sin(7°) }[/tex] = 1.89 m/s

Similarly for disk,

I = [tex]\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex]m[tex]r^{2}[/tex]

We get,

v = [tex]\sqrt{\frac{4gh}{3} }[/tex] = 2.18 m/s

For solid sphere ,

I = [tex]\dfrac{2}{5}[/tex]m[tex]r^{2}[/tex]

v = [tex]\sqrt{\frac{10gh}{7} }[/tex] = 2.26 m/s.