How do angular and linear velocity change when rotation radius decreases?

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does the angular velocity increases or the linear velocity increases when the radius of a rotating body from the axis decreases
 

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When the radius of a rotating body decreases, the angular velocity increases so to conserve the angular momentum. And thus, the linear velocity of its points will increase.