A uniform 2-kg solid disk of radius R=0.4m is free to rotate on a frictionless horizontal axle through its center. The disk is initially at rest, and then a 10-g bullet traveling at 560 m/s is fired into it as shown in the figure below.   Part A: If the bullet embeds itself in the disk at a vertical distance of 0.2 m above the axle, what will be the angular velocity of the disk? Express your answer in radians per second

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A uniform 2-kg solid disk of radius R=0.4m is free to rotate on a frictionless horizontal axle through its center. The disk is initially at rest, and then a 10-g bullet traveling at 560 m/s is fired into it as shown in the figure below.

 

Part A: If the bullet embeds itself in the disk at a vertical distance of 0.2 m above the axle, what will be the angular velocity of the disk?

Express your answer in radians per second.
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