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Grade 12General Physics

A thin horizontal circular disc is rotating about a vertical axis passing through its centre. An insect is at rest at a point near the rim of the disc. The insect now moves along a diameter of the disc to reach its other end. During the journey of the insect, the angular speed of the disc

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Angular momentumL=Iω
L=mr2×ω
Sincerfirst decrease then increases.
So due to conservation of angular momentumLfirst increases then decreases.