At the instant of takeoff, a 53 kg diver's angular momentum (H) about her transverse axis is 15 kgm2/s. Her radius of gyration (rg) about the transverse axis is 1.1 m at this instant. During the dive, the diver tucks and reduces her radius of gyration about the transverse axis by 50%.
 

(A) At takeoff, what is the diver's angular velocity about the transverse axis?

(B) After the diver tucks, what is her angular velocity about the transverse axis?

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