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
sumit kumar , 11 Years ago
Grade Upto college level
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Pallavi
Last Activity: 5 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
Vikas TU
Last Activity: 4 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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