Question:(II) A figure skater can increase her spin rotation rate from an initial rate of 1.0 rev every 1.5 s to a final rate of 2.5 rev/s. If her initial moment of inertia was\(4.6\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}\), what is her final moment of inertia? How does she physically accomplish this change?

Short Answer

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The final moment of inertia is \(1.22\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}\).

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Given data

The revolution of the skater is\(\omega = 1\;{\rm{rev}}\).

The final rate is\(\omega ' = 2.5\;{\rm{rev/s}}\).

The time is\(t = 1.5\;{\rm{s}}\).

The moment of inertia is \(I = 4.6\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}\).

02

Understanding conservation of angular momentum

In this problem, the skater’s angular momentum will be constant because the torque applied on the skater is equivalent to zero.

03

Determine the final moment of inertia

The relation of angular momentum can be written as:

\(\begin{aligned}{c}L &= L'\\I\omega &= I'\omega '\\I' &= I\left( {\frac{\omega }{{\omega '}}} \right)\end{aligned}\)

Here, \(L\) and \(L'\) are the initial and final angular momentum, and \(I'\) is the final moment of inertia of the diver.

On plugging the values in the above relation, you get:

\(\begin{aligned}{l}I' &= \left( {4.6\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}} \right)\left( {\frac{{\left( {\frac{{1\,\;{\rm{rev}}}}{{1.5\,{\rm{s}}}}} \right)}}{{\,2.5\;{\rm{rev/s}}}}} \right)\\I' &= 1.22\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}\end{aligned}\)

Thus, \(I' = 1.22\;{\rm{kg}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^2}\) is the final moment of inertia. Therefore, she will accomplish this by starting with her arms extended and then pulling them toward the center of her body.

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