For a hollow cylinder and a solid cylinder rolling without slipping on an inclined plane, then which of these reaches earlier?
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: Solid sphere reaches the bottom first because for solid cylinder 
and for hollow cylinder 
Acceleration down the inclined plane 
Solid cylinder has greater acceleration, so it reaches the bottom first.
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