A solid sphere, a solid cylinder, a spherical shell, and a hoop all have the same mass and radius. Each are rolling on a horizontal surface with the same center of mass speed, and then they roll up identical inclines. Which one goes the greatest distance up its incline?
a. the hoop
b. the solid sphere
c. the spherical shell
d. the cylinder
e. They all go the same distance up their inclines.
a
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