point of contact Definition and 1 Threads

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    Billiard Ball, Conservation of Angular Momentum, Force below CM point

    The solution is also attached. I understand everything here except for part (b). What I don't get - why is it that when the ball starts rolling without slipping, we use moment of inertia about the point of contact instead of about the center of mass; and why is it that when the ball starts...
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