A cylinder of mass m rolls down an inclined plane from a height h above a horizontal level. If the velocity of the axis of the cylinder is v when it reaches the lower level, then
- A.v = gh
- B.v = mgh
- C.v = √(2gh)
- D.v < √(2gh)
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A body that slides down a smooth slope turns all of its potential energy mgh into translational kinetic energy and reaches the bottom with a speed equal to the square root of 2gh.
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