Suppose you are standing at the center of a merry-go-round that is at rest. You are holding a spinning bicycle wheel with angular momentum L. There is no friction between the merry-go-round and its base, but there is static friction between your feet and the merry-go-round. You grab the edge of the wheel, stopping it from spinning. Afterwards, do you and the merry-go-round have angular momentum less than, equal to, or greater than L? Explain.

Suppose you are standing at the center of a merry-go-round that is at rest. You are holding a spinning bicycle wheel with angular momentum L. There is no friction between the merry-go-round and its base, but there is static friction between your feet and the merry-go-round. You grab the edge of the wheel, stopping it from spinning. Afterwards, do you and the merry-go-round have angular momentum less than, equal to, or greater than L? Explain.

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Chapter10: Rotational Motion And Angular Momentum

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