Rolling ball

mgh = (7/10)mv2 which becomes when solving for v: v = [(10/7)gh]1/2 = [(10/7)*9.8m/s2 * .50m] = 2.645 m/s.

Note: both the mass and the radius cancel out of the solution, and so the mass and radius don’t matter.

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