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GRE study help-classical physics
last problem with classical- thermo last night was a breeze.
problem: child on edge of solid disk (merry goround) M(child)=40kg M(disk)=200kg r(disk)=2.5m w(disk)=2.0rad/s child moves to center, whats final angular velocity of merry go round?, neglecting size of child. my work: here i add the mass of the child and disk for I=kmr^2. K=0.5 for disk, thus I=(1/2)*(240)*(2.5)^2=750. L=Iw=750*2=1500. conserving L, changing I I'=1/2*200*2.5^2=625 L'=I'w', 1500=625*w' -> w'=2.4 [rad/s]. which is not the answer correct: 2.8 [rad/s], where am i going wrong? **note, if i didnt say above, child starts on edge of disk, @r=2.5m |
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