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A potter’s wheel is rotating around a vertical axis through its center at a frequency of
Chapter 8, Problem 56P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 56P
A potter’s wheel is rotating around a vertical axis through its center at a frequency of 1.5 rev/s. The wheel can be considered a uniform disk of mass 5.0 kg and diameter 0.40 m. The potter then throws a 3.1-kg chunk of clay, approximately shaped as a flat disk of radius 8.0 cm, onto the center of the rotating wheel. What is the frequency of the wheel after the clay sticks to it?
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Problem 56P
A potter’s wheel is rotating around a vertical axis through its center at a frequency of 1.5 rev/s. The wheel can be considered a uniform disk of mass 5.0 kg and diameter 0.40 m. The potter then throws a 3.1-kg chunk of clay, approximately shaped as a flat disk of radius 8.0 cm, onto the center of the rotating wheel. What is the frequency of the wheel after the clay sticks to it?
ANSWER:
Solution 56P
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To find the final frequency of the potter’s wheel, after the clay sticks to it.