A gymnast doing a forward flip lands on the mat and exerts a 500-N m torque

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A gymnast doing a forward flip lands on the mat and exerts a 500-N m torque to slow their angular velocity to zero. Their initial angular velocity is 10.0 rad/s, and their moment of inertia is 0.050kg . m2.

(a) What time is required for the gymnast to exactly stop their spin?

(b) What is unreasonable about the result?

(c) Which premises are unreasonable or inconsistent?

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