How Does Shrinking Affect the Rotation Speed of a Planet?

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Homework Statement



Planet A (at X meters) completes 1 full rotation (Y sec). Planet A then shrinks to (X2 meters)
What is its rotation speed now.
Conservation of angular momentum


Homework Equations


T=2pi/w
W=V/r


The Attempt at a Solution


I found how to reverse engineer the whole system but I'm unable to calculate w for a reduced radius.
 
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SOLVED!
I used V1 x R1 / R2 = V2 then used the velocity of V2 against the circ of Planet A's new radius to give the answer, yipee!