A star can be approximated as a uniform solid sphere

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Problem

A star can be approximated as a uniform solid sphere. It rotates once every 25 days when its radius is 7.0×108 m7.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m}. Later in its life it collapses gravitationally to a radius of 1.0×104 m1.0\times10^{4}\,\text{m} while its mass remains nearly the same and external torques are negligible. What is the rotation period of the star after the collapse? (a) 4.4×10−5 s4.4\times10^{-5}\,\text{s} (b) 4.4×10−3 s4.4\times10^{-3}\,\text{s} (c) 4.4×10−4 s4.4\times10^{-4}\,\text{s} (d) 4.4×10−2 s4.4\times10^{-2}\,\text{s}

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