Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 20CQ
Two objects have the same total mass, but object A has its mass concentrated closer to the axis of rotation than object B. Which object will be easier to set into rotational motion? Explain.
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