Question: Review Example 12 before attempting this problem. A marble and a cube are placed at the top of a ramp. Starting from rest at the

Review Example 12 before attempting this problem. A marble and a cube are placed at the top of a ramp. Starting from rest at the same height, the marble rolls without slipping and the cube slides (no kinetic friction) down the ramp. Determine the ratio of the center-of-mass speed of the cube to the center-of-mass speed of the marble at the bottom of the ramp.

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