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AP Physics C: Mechanics
6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
3.2 Work
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A perspective view of a flat, horizontal circular tabletop. At the center of the tabletop is a small circular hole labeled O. A small block of mass \(m\) rests on the frictionless surface at a radial distance \(R_0\) from the hole. An ideal string extends along the radius from the block to the hole O and passes vertically downward through the hole beneath the table. A curved arrow along the circular trajectory of the block indicates an initial tangential velocity \(v_0\). Below the tabletop, a straight downward vertical arrow on the hanging portion of the string indicates that the string is pulled downward. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A block orbiting on a frictionless table connected to a string pulled through a central hole.
A small block of mass \(m\) on a frictionless horizontal tabletop is connected to an ideal string that passes through a small hole at the center of the table. The block initially revolves in a circle of radius \(R_0\) with constant speed \(v_0\), having angular momentum \(L_0\), kinetic energy \(K_0\), and string tension \(T_0\). The string is pulled downward through the hole very slowly until the radius of the circular path decreases to \(\dfrac{1}{2}R_0\). Which of the following correctly identifies the final angular momentum \(L_f\), the final tension in the string \(T_f\), and the total work \(W\) done by the string tension on the block during this process?

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