Question: A 4 . 0 m diameter merry - go - round is rotating freely with an angular velocity of 0 . 5 0 rad /

A 4.0 m diameter merry-go-round is rotating freely with an angular velocity of 0.50 rad/s. Its total moment of inertia is 1550 kg m2. Four people standing on the ground, each of 65 kg mass, suddenly step onto the edge of the merry-go-round.
(a) What is the angular velocity of the merry-go-round now?
= rad/s
(b) Assume that the people were on it initially (=0.50 rad/s) and then jumped off in a radial direction (relative to the merry-go-round). What would be the angular velocity of the merry-go-round?
= rad/s

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