A Turntable Has a Moment of Inertia of 3

question 74

Multiple Choice

A turntable has a moment of inertia of 3.0 × 10−² kg·m² and spins freely on a frictionless bearing at 25 rev/min.A 0.60-kg ball of putty is dropped vertically on the turntable and sticks at a point 0.10 m from the center.By what factor does the kinetic energy of the system change after the putty is dropped onto the turntable?

• A)0.91
• B)1.0
• C)0.83
• D)1.5

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