A Record Is Dropped Vertically onto a Freely Rotating (Undriven)turntable

question 5

Multiple Choice

A record is dropped vertically onto a freely rotating (undriven) turntable.Frictional forces act to bring the record and turntable to a common angular speed.If the rotational inertia of the record is 0.54 times that of the turntable,what percentage of the initial kinetic energy is lost?

• A) 35%
• B) 18%
• C) 46%
• D) 60%

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