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Referring to Conceptual Example 10-17 Consider a race between the following three objects: object 1, a disk; object 2, a solid sphere; and object 3, a hollow spherical shell. All objects have the same mass and radius. (a) Rank the three objects in the order in which they finish the race. Indicate a tie where appropriate. (b) Rank the objects in order of increasing kinetic energy at the bottom of the ramp. Indicate a tie where appropriate.
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