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A block and a ball have the same mass and move with the same initial velocity across a floor and then encounter identical ramps. The block slides without friction and the ball rolls without slipping. 1)Which one makes it furthest up the ramp

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Answer:

Both.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a block and a ball have the same mass and move with the same initial velocity across a floor and then encounter identical ramps. The block slides without friction and the ball rolls without slipping. 1)Which one makes it furthest up the ramp ?

Since both of them have the same mass and the same initial velocity, then, they will both have the same kinetic energy.

That is,

K.E = 1/2mv^2

Friction is a force that opposes motion. And since the frictional force is zero,

Both of them will accelerate from Newton's law.

F = ma

We can therefore conclude that both of them will make it further up the ramp.

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