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Which graph best represents the speed of a rolling mass as a function of the distance it travels down the inclined plane?
I say graph 1, TBR says graph 2. Ignore all the crooked lines and stuff. Just consider the overall shape 🙂
As a mass rolls down an incline, it picks up speed according to a=gsintheta. So, like in free fall, every time it moves a unit of distance, it will be going faster than the previous...
Nevermind, I just figured out what I was confused about....
But now I'm confused about something else. If you roll a ball down an incline, why would the speed every stop increasing linearly?

I say graph 1, TBR says graph 2. Ignore all the crooked lines and stuff. Just consider the overall shape 🙂
As a mass rolls down an incline, it picks up speed according to a=gsintheta. So, like in free fall, every time it moves a unit of distance, it will be going faster than the previous...
Nevermind, I just figured out what I was confused about....
But now I'm confused about something else. If you roll a ball down an incline, why would the speed every stop increasing linearly?