Chapter 12: Q.45 (page 332)
How fast, in rpm, would a diameter bowling ball have to spin to have an angular momentum of ?
Short Answer
Therefore the angular speed of the baseball.
Chapter 12: Q.45 (page 332)
How fast, in rpm, would a diameter bowling ball have to spin to have an angular momentum of ?
Therefore the angular speed of the baseball.
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