merry-go-round is a playground ride that consists of a large disk mounted to that it can freely rotate in a horizontal plane. The merry-go-round shown is initially at rest, has a radius R = 1.3 meters, and a mass M = 251 kg. A small boy of mass m = 42 kg runs tangentially to the merry-go-round at a speed of v = 1.2 m/s, and jumps on. Randomized Variables R = 1.3 meters M = 251 kg m = 42 kg v = 1.2 m/s a)Calculate the moment of

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A merry-go-round is a playground ride that consists of a large disk mounted to that it can freely rotate in a horizontal plane. The merry-go-round shown is initially at rest, has a radius R = 1.3 meters, and a mass M = 251 kg. A small boy of mass m = 42 kg runs tangentially to the merry-go-round at a speed of v = 1.2 m/s, and jumps on.

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R = 1.3 meters
M = 251 kg
m = 42 kg
v = 1.2 m/s

a)Calculate the moment of inertia of the merry-go-round, in kg ⋅ m2

b) Immediately before the boy jumps on the merry go round, calculate his angular speed (in radians/second) about the central axis of the merry-go-round. 

c) Immediately after the boy jumps on the merry go round, calculate the angular speed in radians/second of the merry-go-round and boy. 

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