Height a rolling body climbs up an incline or curved surface
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 4, 8 Apr 2023, 1 Feb 2024, 5 Apr 2026 S2. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 4
9A sphere of radius ' ' and mass ' ' rolls along horizontal plane with constant speed . It encounters an inclined plane at angle and climbs upward. Assuming that it rolls without slipping how far up the sphere will travel?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
8 Apr 2023
116A hollow spherical ball of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity (as shown in figure). Maximum height with respect to the initial position covered by it will be ___.Question 3
1 Feb 2024
95A disc of radius and mass is rolling horizontally without slipping with speed . It then moves up an inclined smooth surface as shown in figure. The maximum height that the disc can go up the incline is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
5 Apr 2026 S2
6An object of uniform density rolls up the curved path with the initial velocity as shown in the figure. If the maximum height attained by an object is ( acceleration due to gravity), the object is a .Tap an option to check your answer.