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AP Physics C: Mechanics
6.2 Torque and Work
6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
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Top-down view of a circular disk of radius \(R\). At the center of the circle, a small solid black dot represents a fixed axle. A dashed line segment of length \(R\) connects the center dot to a point on the top edge of the circle's circumference. From that contact point on the circumference, an arrow representing \(\vec{F}\) points upward and toward the right. A dashed extension of the radial line segment continues outward beyond the rim, and a curved angle arc labeled \(\phi\) is marked between this outward dashed radial line and the force arrow \(\vec{F}\). Near the center of the disk, a curved arrow indicates a counterclockwise direction of rotation. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Top-down view of the disk with external force \(\vec{F}\) applied at the rim.
A uniform disk of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) is mounted on a fixed, frictionless vertical axle passing through its center. An external horizontal force \(\vec{F}\) of constant magnitude is applied to a point on the rim of the disk at a varying angle \(\phi\) relative to the outward radial vector, where \(0 < \phi < \pi\) at all times. The axle exerts a horizontal contact force on the disk such that the center of mass of the disk remains stationary. Which of the following statements correctly describes the rotational kinetic energy of the disk as it rotates from rest through an angular displacement \(\Delta\theta\), and provides the correct justification?

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