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A hoop, a solid disk, and a solid sphere, all with the same mass and the same radius, are set rolling without slipping up an incline, all with the same initial kinetic energy.

Which goes furthest the incline?

a. The hoop
b. The disk
c. The sphere
d. They all roll to the same height

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Answer:

The sphere

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it has a smaller inertia (I) value in the explanation in the attached file

A hoop, a solid disk, and a solid sphere, all with the same mass and the same radius-example-1
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