Question
Read each statement below carefully, and state, with reasons, if it is true or false;
A wheel moving down a perfectly frictionless inclined plane will undergo slipping (not rolling) motion.
Solution
True
The rolling occurs only on account of friction which is a tangential force capable of providing torque. When the inclined plane is perfectly smooth, the wheel will simply slip under the effect of its own weight.
The rolling occurs only on account of friction which is a tangential force capable of providing torque. When the inclined plane is perfectly smooth, the wheel will simply slip under the effect of its own weight.
