Example Problem Solutions from:

Physics for Scientists & Engineers

by Douglas C. Giancoli
Volume 1, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2008

Chapter 10: Rotational Motion

"CHAPTER-OPENING QUESTIONS - Guess now!
A solid ball and a solid cylinder roll down a ramp. They both start from rest at the same time. Which gets to the bottom first?
(a) They get there at the same time.
(b) They get there at almost exactly the same time except for frictional differences.
(c) The ball gets there first.
(d) They cylinder gets there first.
(e) Can't tell without knowing the mass and radius of each."

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