2nd part of a physics problem?

I need help with the 2nd part of this question. Here is the first part.

For a steel ball rolling down a 45 degree slope from a height of 1 meter above the table, how far will the ball travel in the x direction if it launches horizontally from the table which is 1 meter high?

B) For the same ball rolling down a 45 degree slope from one meter high, what maximum diameter of loop the loop will the ball go around without falling? Show work

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  • With an assumption that there is no friction:-

    A) By the law of energy conservation:-

    =>PE(initial) = KE(final)

    =>mgh = 1/2mv^2

    =>v = √2gh

    =>v = √[2 x 9.8 x 1]

    =>v = 4.43 m/s

    Let the ball take t sec to fall 1 meter

    =>By s = ut + 1/2gt^2

    =>1 = 0 + 1/2 x 9.8 x t^2

    =>t = √0.20

    =>t = 0.45 sec

    Thus R = [Ux] x t

    =>R = 4.43 x 0.45

    =>R = 2.0 m

    B) By the law of energy conservation:-

    =>maximum height gain = 1 m

    =>By maximum diameter of loop the loop will be 1 m

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