A carousel has a radius of 1.60 m and a moment of inertia of 118 kg • m². A girl of mass 48.0 kg is standing at the edge of the carousel, which is rotating with an angular speed of 3.10 rad/s. Now the girl walks toward the center of the carousel and stops at a certain distance from the center d. The angular speed of the carousel is now 5.4 rad/s. How far from the center, in meters, did the girl stop? Both the girl and the carousel will contribute to the moment of inertia of the rotating system. In the absence of any external torque, how is the angular momentum of a system affected? m Additional Materials O Reading Submit Answer Save Progress

A carousel has a radius of 1.60 m and a moment of inertia of 118 kg • m². A girl of mass 48.0 kg is standing at the edge of the carousel, which is rotating with an angular speed of 3.10 rad/s. Now the girl walks toward the center of the carousel and stops at a certain distance from the center d. The angular speed of the carousel is now 5.4 rad/s. How far from the center, in meters, did the girl stop? Both the girl and the carousel will contribute to the moment of inertia of the rotating system. In the absence of any external torque, how is the angular momentum of a system affected? m Additional Materials O Reading Submit Answer Save Progress

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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