* A horizontal, circular platform can rotate around a vertical axis at its center with negligible friction. You decide to use the rotating platform to design a procedure that will allow you to determine the unknown rotational inertias of different objects, for example, a bowl. You know the rotational inertia of the platform
a. Exert a constant torque
b. Perform the same experiment as in (a) but use the expression
c. Spin the empty platform and measure its
d. Perform the same experiment as in (c) but use the expression
e. Measure the mass of me platform
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