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OS-UP-11-54 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Conservation of Angular Momentum (Problem 54)

A cylinder with rotational inertia rotates clockwise about a vertical axis through its center with angular speed A second cylinder with rotational inertia rotates counterclockwise about the same axis with angular speed . If the cylinders couple so they have the same rotational axis what is the angular speed of the combination? What percentage of the original kinetic energy is lost to friction?