Archers can shoot with amazing accuracy, especially using

Chapter 9, Problem 9.81

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Archers can shoot with amazing accuracy, especially using modern bows such as the one in Figure 9.19. Notice the bow stabilizer, a long, thin rod that extends from the front of the bow and has a relatively massive cylinder at the tip. Advertisements claim that the stabilizer helps to steady the archers aim. Which of the following explains why this is true? The addition of the stabilizer (a) decreases the bows moment of inertia, making it easier for the archer to hold the bow steady; (b) has nothing to do with the bows moment of inertia; (c) increases the bows moment of inertia, making it easier for the archer to hold the bow steady

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