A solid sphere with uniform density and radius R is rotating initially with constant angular velocity ( 1) about its diameter. After some time during the rotation it starts losing mass at a uniform rate, with no change in its shape. The angular velocity of the sphere when its radius becomes R/2 is x 1. The value of x is .
Answer
32
Solution
The density stays uniform, so M R3:
when the radius becomes R2, the mass becomes M' = M8
No external torque acts, so angular momentum is conserved:
I1 1 = I2 2
25MR2 1 = 25 M8 R24 2
2 = 32 1
x = 32
Answer: 32