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A thin horizontal circular disc is rotating about a vertical axis passing through its centre. An insect is at rest at a point near the rim of the disc. The insect now moves along a diameter of the disc to reach its other end. During the journey of the insect, the angular speed of the disc:
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Options:
  • A
    continuously decreases
  • B
    continuously increases
  • C
    first increases and then decreases
  • D
    remains unchanged
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
first increases and then decreases
$$
\tau=0
$$
Angular momentum is conserve
$$
\mathrm{I}_1 \omega_1=\mathrm{I}_2 \omega_2 \Rightarrow \omega_2=\frac{\mathrm{I}_1 \omega_1}{\mathrm{I}_2}
$$
$\mathrm{I}_2$ first decreases and then increases
$\therefore \omega$ first increases and then decreases.

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