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Grade Upto college level Engineering Entrance Exams

If a gymnast, sitting on a rotating stool, with his arms outstretched, suddenly lowers his arms (a) The angular velocity decreases (b) His moment of inertia decreases (c) The angular velocity remains constant (d) The angular momentum increases

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12 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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Profile image of Pallavi
6 Years ago
His moment of inertia decreases as the radius decreases and moment of inertia is directly proportional to the square of distance from the centre of mass 
Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
When the gymnast lower his arms, the distribution of mass changes about the axis of rotation. The mass comes more near to the axis and thus the moment of inertia of rotating system is reduced.
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