Rolling Hollow Sphere on an Incline: Energy and Speed Analysis

This content analyzes the motion of a hollow sphere rolling without slipping up an incline. It demonstrates how to determine the initial rotational and translational kinetic energies from the total, calculate the initial speed of the center of mass, and then use the conservation of mechanical energy to find the total kinetic energy and center-of-mass speed after the sphere has moved a certain distance up the incline.