Suppose you are sitting on a rotating stool holding a 2 kgmass
in each outstretched hand. If you suddenly drop the masses,will
your angular velocity increase, decrease, or stay the same?Please
Explain.

Respuesta :

Answer:Increase

Explanation:

Given

You are holding 2 kg mass in each outstreched hand

If the masses are dropped then Moment of inertia will decease by [tex]2mr^2[/tex]

Where m=2 kg

r=length of stretched arm

Since angular momentum is conserved therefore decrease in Moment of inertia will result in increase of angular velocity

as I[tex]\omega [/tex]=constant

I=Moment of inertia

[tex]\omega [/tex]=angular velocity