A 2.00-kg solid sphere of radius 5.00 cm rolls down a 20.0° inclined plane starting from rest

(a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the center of mass of the sphere?
(b) How far down the plane does it roll without slipping in 1.00 s?


(a) 2.44 m/s2
(b) 1.22 m

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Suppose one twin takes a ride in a space ship traveling at a very high speed to a distant star and back again, while the other twin remains on Earth. The twin that remained on Earth predicts that the astronaut twin is

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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