Question: A ball rolls without slipping down the track shown in Figure P9.24, starting from rest at a height h 1 = 20 m as shown.

A ball rolls without slipping down the track shown in Figure P9.24, starting from rest at a height h1= 20 m as shown. The ball is traveling horizontally when it leaves the bottom of the track, which has a height h2= 9.0 m. Find where the ball hits the ground; that is, find L.?

Figure P9.24

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