A Person Sits on a Freely Spinning Lab Stool (No

question 89

Multiple Choice

A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool (no friction) . When this person extends her arms,

• A) her moment of inertia decreases and her angular velocity increases.
• B) her moment of inertia decreases and her angular velocity decreases.
• C) her moment of inertia increases and her angular velocity increases.
• D) her moment of inertia increases and her angular velocity decreases.
• E) her moment of inertia increases and her angular velocity remains the same.

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