A disk of mass M is spinning freely at 5.45 rad/s when a second identical disk, initially not spinning, is dropped onto it so that their axes coincide. In a short time the two disks are corotating.
HINT
(a)
What is the angular speed of the new system (in rad/s)?
rad/s
(b)
If a third such disk is dropped on the first two, find the final angular speed of the system (in rad/s).
rad/s
a) The initial angular momentum of the disk is:
After dropping another disk, the final angular momentum is:
Since there is no external force, the angular momentum will conserve.
b) When a third disk is dropped on the two disks, the angular momentum will be:
Since there is no external force, the angular momentum will conserve.
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