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A diver having a moment of inertia of 6.0 kg=m2 about an axis through its centre of mass rotates at an angular speed of 2 rad/s about this axis. If he folds his hands and feet to the decrease the moment of inertia to 5.0 kgm2, what will be the new angular speed ?

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Solution

Given:
Initial Moment of inertia I1=6 kgm2
The initial angular velocity is ω1=2 rad/s
Final moment of inertia I2=5 kgm2

Since external torque on the system is =0
Therefore
I1ω1=I2ω2

ω2=I1ω1I2

ω2=6×25=2.4 rad/s

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