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(II) A diver (such as the one shown in Fig. 8-28) can
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QUESTION:
(II) A diver (such as the one shown in Fig. 8-29) can reduce her moment of inertia by a factor of about 3.5 when changing from the straight position to the tuck position. If she makes 2.0 rotations in \(1.5 \mathrm{~s}\) when in the tuck position, what is her angular speed (rev/s) when in the straight position?
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CONCEPT
Consider the diver and platform as a system. There is no external torque acting on the system to change the angular velocity. So the angular momentum is conserved.
Therefore, by applying the conservation of angular momentum to the diver and platform system, we can calculate the final angular speed of the person.
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