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10.5 Exercise 3

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A discus thrower rotates with a discus in his hand before letting it go. (a) How does his moment of inertia change after releasing the discus? (b) What would be a good approximation to use in calculating the moment of inertia of the discus thrower and discus?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia, exercise 3

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