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    A teacher posed a physics challenge involving a sphere rolling off a table. The challenge involved calculating the speed of the sphere when it hits the table based on the initial height it was rolled from and assuming conservation of energy. The summary included the key equations and steps showing that the initial potential energy was set equal to the final kinetic energy to solve for the speed of the sphere when it hits the table.

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    A teacher posed a physics challenge involving a sphere rolling off a table. The challenge involved calculating the speed of the sphere when it hits the table based on the initial height it was rolled from and assuming conservation of energy. The summary included the key equations and steps showing that the initial potential energy was set equal to the final kinetic energy to solve for the speed of the sphere when it hits the table.

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    A teacher posed a physics challenge involving a sphere rolling off a table. The challenge involved calculating the speed of the sphere when it hits the table based on the initial height it was rolled from and assuming conservation of energy. The summary included the key equations and steps showing that the initial potential energy was set equal to the final kinetic energy to solve for the speed of the sphere when it hits the table.

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    Challenge December 2013

    Teacher: Jos Costa Leme Escola Bsica e Secundria de Arga e Lima, Viana do Castelo Portugal

    By geometric condition, we have: (1) Velocities: So we have: Assuming total energy conservation: Initial total energy: (2) and

    The total energy of the system, Ef, at the moment that the sphere hits the table is: (3) And like =0o Neglect friction between all surfaces, Ei=Ef

    The speed v of the sphere at the moment it hits the table is:

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