A stationary merry-go-round of radius 6 feet is started in motion by a push consisting of a force of 15 pounds on the outside edge, tangent to the circular edge of the merry-go-round, for 2 seconds. The moment of inertia of the merry-go-round is . Find the resulting angular velocity of the merry-go-around.
A) 5 rad/sec
B) 10 rad/sec
C) 4 rad/sec
D) 9 rad/sec

Question

A stationary merry-go-round of radius 6 feet is started in motion by a push consisting of a force of 15 pounds on the outside edge, tangent to the circular edge of the merry-go-round, for 2 seconds. The moment of inertia of the merry-go-round is  . Find the resulting angular velocity of the merry-go-around.
A) 5 rad/sec 
B) 10 rad/sec 
C) 4 rad/sec 
D) 9 rad/sec

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The Answer of A stationary merry-go-round of radius 6 feet is started in motion by a push consisting of a force of 15 pounds on the outside edge, tangent to the circular edge of the merry-go-round, for 2 seconds. The moment of inertia of the merry-go-round is  . Find the resulting angular velocity of the merry-go-around.
A) 5 rad/sec 
B) 10 rad/sec 
C) 4 rad/sec 
D) 9 rad/sec

A Stationary Merry-Go-Round of Radius 6 Feet Is Started in Motion