Rotational Kinetic Energy: A solid uniform disk of diameter 3.20 m and mass 42 kg rolls without slipping to the bottom of a hill, starting from rest. If the angular speed of the disk is 4.27 rad/s at the bottom, how high did it start on the hill?

A. 3.57 m
B. 2.68 m
C. 3.14 m
D. 4.28 m


Answer: A

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