JEE Main 2021 — Rotational Motion Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
Question
A sphere of mass 2 kg and radius 0.5 m is rolling with an initial speed of 1 ms-1 goes up an inclined plane which makes an angle of 30 with the horizontal plane, without slipping. How long will the sphere take to return to the starting point A?


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Correct answer
D0.57 s
Step-by-step explanation

a = 3.5 m/sec2
Time of accent
V = u + at
0 = 1 3.5 t
sec.
Time of decent
sec.
Total time = 0.57 sec.
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