Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rotational Dynamics and Static Equilibrium - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 370: 65

Answer

$0.581$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required ratio of the moment of inertia as follows: $I_i\omega_i=I_f\omega_f$ This can be rearranged as: $\frac{I_f}{I_i}=\frac{\omega_i}{\omega_f}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\frac{I_f}{I_i}=\frac{3.17}{5.46}=0.581$
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