5. A stone slides down each of the three frictionless ramps, as shown in the rigure. For which ramp will the speed of the ball be the greatest at the bottom Y a. Ramp X

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15. A stone slides down each of the three frictionless ramps, as shown in the
figure. For which ramp will the speed of the ball be the greatest at the bottom? *
a. Ramp X
O b. Ramp Y
c. Ramp Z
d. The speed of the stone will be the same
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Transcribed Image Text:15. A stone slides down each of the three frictionless ramps, as shown in the figure. For which ramp will the speed of the ball be the greatest at the bottom? * a. Ramp X O b. Ramp Y c. Ramp Z d. The speed of the stone will be the same Sign out
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Height of top point from the ground is same in each case.

Say height of top point from the ground is h and the velocity at ground is v.

According to conservation of energy

Potential energy at top = Kinetic energy at ground

mgh=12mv2v=2gh

 

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