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title: "A net torque is applied to the edge of a spinning object as it rotates about its internal axis. The table shows the net torque exerted on the object at different instants in time. How can a student use the data table to determine the change in angular momentum of the object from ( 0 ) to ( 6 ) ( text{s} )? Justify your selection.        Time ( (text{s}) )    Net Torque ( (text{N} cdot text{m}) )         0    0         2    1.5         4    3.0         6    4.5"
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# A net torque is applied to the edge of a spinning object as it rotates about its internal axis. The table shows the net torque exerted on the object at different instants in time. How can a student use the data table to determine the change in angular momentum of the object from ( 0 ) to ( 6 ) ( text{s} )? Justify your selection.        Time ( (text{s}) )    Net Torque ( (text{N} cdot text{m}) )         0    0         2    1.5         4    3.0         6    4.5

A net torque is applied to the edge of a spinning object as it rotates about its internal axis. The table shows the net torque exerted on the object at different instants in time. How can a student use the data table to determine the change in angular momentum of the object from \( 0 \) to \( 6 \) \( \text{s} \)? Justify your selection.

| Time \( (\text{s}) \) | Net Torque \( (\text{N} \cdot \text{m}) \) |
| --- | --- |
| 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3.0 |
| 6 | 4.5 |

- **A.** Multiply the maximum net torque by \( 6 \) \( \text{s} \), because \( \Delta L = \tau \Delta t \).
- **B.** Divide the maximum torque by \( 6 \) \( \text{s} \), because \( \Delta L = \tau \Delta t \).
- **C.** Create a graph of net torque as a function of time and graph four points of data by using the table. Determine the slope of the curve from \( 0 \) to \( 6 \) \( \text{s} \), because the shape of the curve on the graph will be a right triangle and the slope can be directly determined.
- **D.** Create a graph of net torque as a function of time and graph four points of data by using the table. Determine the area bound by the curve and the horizontal axis from \( 0 \) to \( 6 \) \( \text{s} \), because the shape of the curve on the graph will be a right triangle and the area can be directly determined.

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