Angular momentum/angular velocity.

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Homework Statement



1.A solid, vertical cylinder of mass 10.0 kg and radius 1.00 m rotates with an angular speed of 7.00 rad/s about a fixed vertical axis through its center. A .250 kg piece of putty is dropped vertically onto the cylinder at a point 0.900 m from the center of ration and sticks to the cylinder. Determine the final angular speed of the system.


Homework Equations



Lbefore=Lafter
L=Iw

The Attempt at a Solution



the angular momentum is L and the angular velocity is what i am looking for that is w.
I believe you can say that IoWo should = IW

I am unsure what you are to do with the mass of the putty and the center of radian issue.

I believe you need to set up taht W = (Io/I)wo

Io = MR^2?
 
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[tex]I_{o}\times \omega_{o}=I_{f}\times \omega_{f}[/tex]

We know [tex]I_{o}= \frac{1}{2}MR^2[/tex] plus we know wf

[tex]I_{f}=\frac{1}{2}MR^2+mr^2[/tex]
Note: the [tex]I_{f}[/tex] changes, the parallel axis theorem is used.

only [tex]\omega_f[/tex] left that's unknown.