At any instant, a rolling body may be considered to be in pure rotation about an axis through the point of contact. This axis is translating forward with speed
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In this case, instantaneous axis of rotation is always below the center of mass. This is possible
only when point of contact on this axis moves with a speed equal to that of center of mass.
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