A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane with a constant angular velocity . If two objects each of mass m be attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring, the ring will then rotate with an angular velocity
- MM+2m
- (M+2m)M
- MM+m
- (M-2m)M+2m
Answer
(1) MM+2m
Solution
No external torque acts angular momentum is conserved.
Initial: I1 = MR2; Final: I2 = MR2 + 2mR2 = (M+2m)R2
I1 = I2 '
MR2 = (M+2m)R2 '
' = MM+2m
Answer: (1)