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    Calculating New Rotation Period of a Star After Shrinking Diameter

    The mass of a star is 1.4 × 10^31 kg and it performs one rotation in 26.3 day. Find its new period if the diameter suddenly shrinks to 0.55 times its present size. Assume a uniform mass distribution before and after. I don't know what I am doing wrong here: Iw(intial)=Iw(final)...
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    Tangential component of linear acceleration of point on flywheel

    What is the magnitude of the tangential component of the linear acceleration of a particle that is located at a distance of 50 cm from the axis of rotation when the flywheel is turning at 78.0 rev/min? I took 78 rev/min and converted it to rad/s and got 4.08 rad/s. I then multiplied that by...
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    Calculating Kinetic Energy of Rotating Sphere: 3.2kg, 63cm, 230rev/min

    Thanks I see now! LOL! My bad. Very dumb mistake! Thanks!
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    Calculating Kinetic Energy of Rotating Sphere: 3.2kg, 63cm, 230rev/min

    63 cm But doesn't 63cm need to be converted to meters making it .63 meters?
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    Calculating Kinetic Energy of Rotating Sphere: 3.2kg, 63cm, 230rev/min

    A uniform, solid sphere of mass 3.2 kg and diameter 63 cm is rotating about its diameter at 230 rev/min. What is the kinetic energy of rotation? 230rev/min= 24.1 rad/s I know that KE=1/2Iw^2 and interia of a solid sphere is I=2/5MR^2 I=(2/5)(3.2)(.63)^2 =.508032...
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