A solid disk of mass 1.8 kg and radius 0.25 m spins freely about its central axis at…

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Problem

A solid disk of mass 1.8 kg and radius 0.25 m spins freely about its central axis at 10 rad/s. A 0.40 kg lump of wax is gently dropped onto the disk and sticks to its rim. Calculate the angular speed of the disk–wax system immediately after the wax sticks.

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