Conservation of Angular Momentum in a Rotating System

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The discussion centers on calculating the resulting angular speed of a rotating turntable after a 500-gram blob of clay is added. The turntable has a mass of 2.0 kg and a radius of 6.0 inches, initially rotating at 66 2/3 rpm. The moment of inertia for both the turntable and the clay is crucial for determining the new angular speed using the conservation of angular momentum principle. The final angular speed is derived from the equation I_initial * ω_initial = I_final * ω_final.

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A circular turntable of mass 2.0 kg and radius 6.0 inches is rotating freely at 66 2/3 rpm. If a 500 gram blob of clay is dropped on the disk at a distance of 4.0 inches from the center, what is the resulting angular speed of the system? Treat the clay as a point mass (I = MR^2) and the turntable as a disk.

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I understand the resulting angular speed will be the sum of the two. But what does moment of inertia have to do with it??
 
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What do you mean about the angular speed being the sum of the two? Doesn't sound right.
What relevant conservation law do you know?
 

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