Curtide A potter's wheel, with rotational inertia 46 kg · m², is spinning freely at 40 rpm. The potter drops a lump of clay onto the wheel, where it sticks a distance 1.2 m from the rotational axis. The subsequent angular speed of the wheel and clay is 32 rpm. Find the mass of the clay.
Curtide A potter's wheel, with rotational inertia 46 kg · m², is spinning freely at 40 rpm. The potter drops a lump of clay onto the wheel, where it sticks a distance 1.2 m from the rotational axis. The subsequent angular speed of the wheel and clay is 32 rpm. Find the mass of the clay.
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Transcribed Image Text:Cure A potter's wheel, with rotational inertia 46 kg · m², is spinning freely
at 40 rpm. The potter drops a lump of clay onto the wheel, where it sticks a
distance 1.2 m from the rotational axis. The subsequent angular speed of the wheel
and clay is 32 rpm. Find the mass of the clay.
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In step 3 I am confused about the process of finding the mass. The explanation is squished together in the text, making it difficult to understand the process. A cleaner process would be appreciated.
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