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Aman stands on a rotating platform, with his arms stretchedhorizontally holding a 5 kg weight in each hand. The angular speed ofthe platform is 30 revolutions per minute. The man then brings hisarms close to his body with the distance of each weight from the axischanging from 90cm to 20cm. The moment of inertia of the man togetherwith the platform may be taken to be constant and equal to 7.6 kg m2.(a) Whatis his new angular speed? (Neglect friction.) (b) Iskinetic energy conserved in the process? If not, from where does thechange come about?

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A
man stands on a rotating platform, with his arms stretched
horizontally holding a 5 kg weight in each hand. The angular speed of
the platform is 30 revolutions per minute. The man then brings his
arms close to his body with the distance of each weight from the axis
changing from 90cm to 20cm. The moment of inertia of the man together
with the platform may be taken to be constant and equal to 7.6 kg m
2.


(a) What
is his new angular speed? (Neglect friction.)



(b) Is
kinetic energy conserved in the process? If not, from where does the
change come about?



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