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A solid sphere, disc, and solid cylinder all of the same mass and made up of the same material are allowed to roll down (from rest) on an inclined plane, then:

A

solid sphere reaches the bottom first.

B

solid sphere reaches the bottom late.

C

the disc will reach the bottom first.

D

all of them reach the bottom at the same time.

Step-by-Step Solution

The acceleration of a rigid body rolling down an inclined plane without slipping is given by a=gsinθ1+K2R2a = \frac{g \sin\theta}{1 + \frac{K^2}{R^2}}, where KK is the radius of gyration. The ratio K2R2\frac{K^2}{R^2} for the given bodies are:

  1. Solid sphere: K2R2=25=0.4\frac{K^2}{R^2} = \frac{2}{5} = 0.4
  2. Disc: K2R2=12=0.5\frac{K^2}{R^2} = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5
  3. Solid cylinder: K2R2=12=0.5\frac{K^2}{R^2} = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 Since the solid sphere has the smallest value of K2R2\frac{K^2}{R^2}, it will have the maximum acceleration (aa) among the three. Therefore, it takes the minimum time and reaches the bottom first.
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