Question: Suppose we race a disk and a hollow spherical shell, like a basketball. The spherical shell has a mass M and a radius R; the

Suppose we race a disk and a hollow spherical shell, like a basketball. The spherical shell has a mass M and a radius R; the disk has a mass 2M and a radius 2R.

(a) Which object wins the race? If the two objects are released at rest, and the height of the ramp is h = 0.75 m, find the speed of

(b) The disk

(c) The spherical shell when they reach the bottom of the ramp.

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