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Physics — Free-body: cylinder rolling down a slope

Friction provides the torque for rolling without slipping.

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Cylinder rolling down an inclineInclinecylindermgNfriction (torque)gravity component

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title "Cylinder rolling down an incline"
surface "Incline"
body C at 360,260 size 110,110 label "cylinder"
force W on C vector 0,150 color red label "mg"
force N on C vector 0,-140 color blue label "N"
force f on C vector -110,0 color green label "friction (torque)"
force g on C vector 130,0 color teal label "gravity component"