16. Angular Momentum
Jumping Into/Out of Moving Disc
Problem 11.68
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionA merry-go-round with a moment of inertia equal to 860 kg·m² and a radius of 3.0 m rotates with negligible friction at 1.70 rad/s . A child initially standing still next to the merry-go-round jumps onto the edge of the platform straight toward the axis of rotation causing the platform to slow to 1.25 rad/s. What is her mass?
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