Question: A merry - go - round is being ridden by 2 children; one is 1 6 . 5 kg , and the other one is

A merry-go-round is being ridden by 2 children; one is 16.5 kg, and the other one is 21.5 kg (see
below). Both are sitting at the outside edge of a ring that has a mass of 57.5 kg and radius of 1.3
meters. Their father gets them started by pushing at the outside edge with a tangential force of 288
Newtons through an angular distance of 100.
a) In an ideal situation without friction from the bearing in the middle. Determine the angular
speed of the ride be after the push from their father.
b) If the final angular speed is 2.82 rad/sec, determine the frictional torque in the ride.
c) Given the frictional torque in b), how many revolutions will the ride make before it comes to a
stop after the father's force is removed?

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