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A ball rolls down an inclined plane and acquires a velocity vr, when it reaches the bottom of the plane. If the same ball slides from the same height on smooth inclined plane and acquires a velocity vB at bottom. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

A
vr<vs, because some work is done by the rolling ball against the frictional force.
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vr>vs. because the angular velocity acquired makes the rolling ball to travel faster
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vr=vs, because kinetic energy of two balls is same at bottom of planes
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D
vr<vs, because the rolling ball acquires rotational as well as translational kinetic energy
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Solution

The correct options are
A vr<vs, because some work is done by the rolling ball against the frictional force.
B vr>vs. because the angular velocity acquired makes the rolling ball to travel faster
C vr=vs, because kinetic energy of two balls is same at bottom of planes
When the ball moves along smooth plane, the accelerating force on it is mg sin θ.
Hence, its acceleration is equal to g sin θ.

When the ball rolls down on the rough inclined plane, then mg sin θ acts down the plane but a friction comes into existence which acts up the plane. That friction produces angular acceleration on the ball and the net accelerating force on the ball becomes equal to (mgsin θfriction).
Therefore, it has a smaller acceleration. Its velocity at the bottom of the plane is less than that of ball moving down a smooth plane.
vs>vr .
In fact, at bottom of the planes, both the balls have same K.E. because loss of P.E. of both the ball is same. But the ball rolling down rough plane has translational as well as rotational K.E. at bottom of the plane while the ball sliding down smooth plane has translational K.E. only. Therefore, translational kinetic energy of rolling ball will be less than the translational K.E. of ball sliding down the smooth plane.
Hence, (d) is the correct answer.

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