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AP Physics 1
6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
IntermediateMCQMathematicalProportional Analysis23.3k
A perspective view of a uniform circular disk of radius R. A vertical dashed line passes through the center representing the axle. An arrow labeled omega_zero indicates counterclockwise rotation. Two points are marked on the top surface: point 1 at a distance R/2 from the center and point 2 at the outer edge R. A small cubic block is shown suspended above the disk with a downward vertical arrow pointing toward the surface.
A rotating disk where a small block of mass M is dropped at two possible locations.
A horizontal, uniform disk of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) rotates freely about a vertical axle through its center with an initial angular velocity \(\omega_0\). Friction in the axle is negligible. A small block, also of mass \(M\), is dropped from a negligible height onto the disk and sticks to it. Two scenarios are considered:

Scenario 1: The block is dropped onto the disk at a distance \(r = \dfrac{R}{2}\) from the axle.
Scenario 2: The block is dropped onto the disk at the rim, at a distance \(r = R\) from the axle.

If \(\omega_1\) is the final angular velocity of the system in Scenario 1 and \(\omega_2\) is the final angular velocity in Scenario 2, what is the ratio \(\dfrac{\omega_1}{\omega_2}\)?

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