Trapped Rotational Energy

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100.Trapped Rotational Energy

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A uniform solid sphere rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface with speed

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. It then encounters a smooth (frictionless) ramp and begins to climb. What is the maximum height above the horizontal surface that the sphere reaches before momentarily coming to translational rest?

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