Problem 7.11. (a) Calculate the angular momentum of an ice skater spinning at 6.00 rev/s given his moment of inertia is 0.400 kg m². (b) He reduces his rate of spin (his angular velocity) by extending his arms and increasing his moment of inertia. Find the value of his moment of inertia if his angular velocity decreases to 1.25 rev/s. (c) Suppose instead he keeps his arms in and allows friction of the ice to slow him to 3.00 rev/s. What average torque was exerted if this takes 15.0 s?
Rigid Body
A rigid body is an object which does not change its shape or undergo any significant deformation due to an external force or movement. Mathematically speaking, the distance between any two points inside the body doesn't change in any situation.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Rigid bodies are defined as inelastic shapes with negligible deformation, giving them an unchanging center of mass. It is also generally assumed that the mass of a rigid body is uniformly distributed. This property of rigid bodies comes in handy when we deal with concepts like momentum, angular momentum, force and torque. The study of these properties – viz., force, torque, momentum, and angular momentum – of a rigid body, is collectively known as rigid body dynamics (RBD).
![**Problem 7.11.**
(a) Calculate the angular momentum of an ice skater spinning at 6.00 rev/s given his moment of inertia is 0.400 kg ⋅ m².
(b) He reduces his rate of spin (his angular velocity) by extending his arms and increasing his moment of inertia. Find the value of his moment of inertia if his angular velocity decreases to 1.25 rev/s.
(c) Suppose instead he keeps his arms in and allows friction of the ice to slow him to 3.00 rev/s. What average torque was exerted if this takes 15.0 s?
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### Explanation
- **Angular Momentum**: A measure of how much motion an object has in rotation, a combination of its rotational inertia and rotational velocity.
- **Moment of Inertia**: A property of a body that defines how difficult it is to alter its rotational speed; depends on mass distribution relative to the axis of rotation.
- **Torque**: A force that causes rotation, calculated as the product of force and distance from the axis, analogous to force causing linear acceleration.
This problem involves calculations related to rotational motion in physics, specifically focusing on principles like conservation of angular momentum and the effects of external forces/torques on spinning objects.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb35fb7dd-68df-4d1d-8b67-4ee32796d12d%2Fb34d151d-3fdd-4928-aee3-e0a2df467584%2Fold4l1_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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