Will mark ! 3. jessica stretches her arms out 0.6 m from the center of her body while holding a 2 kg mass in each hand. she then spins around on an ice rink at 1.1 m/s. a. what is the combined angular momentum of the masses? b. if she pulls her arms in to 0.15 m, what is her linear speed if the angular momentum remains constant?

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a)

r = distance of each mass in each hand from center = 0.6 m

m = mass of each mass in each hand = 2 kg

v = linear speed = 1.1 m/s

L = combined angular momentum of the masses = ?

Combined angular momentum of the masses is given as

L = 2 m v r

L = 2 (2) (1.1) (0.6)

L = 2.64 kg m²/s

b)

v' = linear speed when she pulls her arms = ?

r' = distance of each mass from center after she pulls her arms = 0.15 m

Using conservation of momentum , angular momentum remains same, hence

L = 2 m v' r'

2.64 = 2 (2) (0.15) v'

v' = 4.4 m/s