Question
Question: A cylinder rolls without slipping down an inclined plane, the number of degrees of freedom it has, i...
A cylinder rolls without slipping down an inclined plane, the number of degrees of freedom it has, is
A
2
B
3
C
5
D
1
Answer
2
Explanation
Solution
As degree of freedom is defined as the number of independent variables required to define body’s motion completely. Here f = 2(1 Translational + 1 Rotational).