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\mprop{Rolling kinematics, energy, and incline dynamics}{Consider a rigid body of mass $M$, radius $R$, and moment of inertia $I_{\mathrm{cm}}$ about its center of mass. Let $s_{\mathrm{cm}}$, $v_{\mathrm{cm}}$, and $a_{t,\mathrm{cm}}$ denote the center-of-mass distance, speed, and tangential acceleration, and let $\theta$, $\omega$, and $\alpha$ denote the corresponding angular variables. Let $K_i$ and $U_i$ denote the initial kinetic and potential energies, and let $K_f$ and $U_f$ denote the final kinetic and potential energies.
\begin{enumerate}[label=\textbf{\arabic*.}]
\item For pure rolling,
\[
s_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\theta,
\qquad
v_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\omega,
\qquad
a_{t,\mathrm{cm}}=R\alpha.
\]
1. For pure rolling, $s_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\theta$, $v_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\omega$, $a_{t,\mathrm{cm}}=R\alpha$.
\item The total kinetic energy is the sum of translational and rotational parts:
\[
K=\tfrac12 Mv_{\mathrm{cm}}^2+\tfrac12 I_{\mathrm{cm}}\omega^2.
\]
Using $v_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\omega$, this may also be written as
\[
K=\tfrac12\left(M+\frac{I_{\mathrm{cm}}}{R^2}\right)v_{\mathrm{cm}}^2.
\]
2. The total kinetic energy is the sum of translational and rotational parts: $K=\tfrac12 Mv_{\mathrm{cm}}^2+\tfrac12 I_{\mathrm{cm}}\omega^2$. Using $v_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\omega$, this may also be written as $K=\tfrac12\left(M+\frac{I_{\mathrm{cm}}}{R^2}\right)v_{\mathrm{cm}}^2$.
\item If no nonconservative force removes mechanical energy from the system, then for rolling without slipping,
\[
K_i+U_i=K_f+U_f.
\]
For a vertical drop of magnitude $h$ from rest,
\[
Mgh=\tfrac12 Mv_{\mathrm{cm}}^2+\tfrac12 I_{\mathrm{cm}}\omega^2.
\]
3. If no nonconservative force removes mechanical energy from the system, then for rolling without slipping, $K_i+U_i=K_f+U_f$. For a vertical drop of magnitude $h$ from rest, $Mgh=\tfrac12 Mv_{\mathrm{cm}}^2+\tfrac12 I_{\mathrm{cm}}\omega^2$.
\item For a body rolling without slipping down an incline of angle $\beta$, choose positive down the incline. Let $a_{\mathrm{cm}}$ denote the center-of-mass acceleration magnitude along the incline. If $f_s$ denotes the magnitude of the static friction force, then
\[
Mg\sin\beta-f_s=Ma_{\mathrm{cm}},
\qquad
f_sR=I_{\mathrm{cm}}\alpha,
\qquad
a_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\alpha.
\]
Therefore,
\[
a_{\mathrm{cm}}=\frac{g\sin\beta}{1+I_{\mathrm{cm}}/(MR^2)},
\qquad
f_s=\frac{I_{\mathrm{cm}}}{R^2}a_{\mathrm{cm}}.
\]
4. For a body rolling without slipping down an incline of angle $\beta$, choose positive down the incline. Let $a_{\mathrm{cm}}$ denote the center-of-mass acceleration magnitude along the incline. If $f_s$ denotes the magnitude of the static friction force, then $Mg\sin\beta-f_s=Ma_{\mathrm{cm}}$, $f_sR=I_{\mathrm{cm}}\alpha$, $a_{\mathrm{cm}}=R\alpha$. Therefore, $a_{\mathrm{cm}}=\frac{g\sin\beta}{1+I_{\mathrm{cm}}/(MR^2)}$, $f_s=\frac{I_{\mathrm{cm}}}{R^2}a_{\mathrm{cm}}$.
For an object accelerating down the incline, the static friction force on the object points up the incline.}
\qs{Worked example}{A solid cylinder of mass $M=2.0\,\mathrm{kg}$ and radius $R=0.20\,\mathrm{m}$ is released from rest on an incline that makes an angle $\beta=30^\circ$ with the horizontal. The cylinder rolls without slipping through a vertical drop $h=0.75\,\mathrm{m}$. Let $g=9.8\,\mathrm{m/s^2}$.