01-24-2011, 02:36 PM
A particular horizontal turntable can be modeled as a uniform disk with a mass of 200 g and a
radius of 20 cm that rotates without friction about a vertical axis passing through its center. The
initial angular speed of the turntable is 2.4 rad/s. A ball of clay, with a mass of 80 g, is dropped
from a height of 35 cm above the turntable. It hits the turntable at a distance of 10 cm from the
center, and sticks where it hits so that the clay and the turntable rotate together at a new angular
speed. Assuming the turntable is firmly supported by its axle so it remains horizontal at all times,
find the final angular speed of the turntable-clay system.
PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO DO IT!!
radius of 20 cm that rotates without friction about a vertical axis passing through its center. The
initial angular speed of the turntable is 2.4 rad/s. A ball of clay, with a mass of 80 g, is dropped
from a height of 35 cm above the turntable. It hits the turntable at a distance of 10 cm from the
center, and sticks where it hits so that the clay and the turntable rotate together at a new angular
speed. Assuming the turntable is firmly supported by its axle so it remains horizontal at all times,
find the final angular speed of the turntable-clay system.
PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO DO IT!!