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OS-UP-11-55 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1Conservation of Angular Momentum (Problem 55)
A diver off the high board imparts an initial rotation with their body fully extended before going into a tuck and executing three back somersaults before hitting the water. If their moment of inertia before the tuck is and after the tuck during the somersaults is , what rotation rate must the diver impart to their body directly off the board and before the tuck if they take 1.4 s to execute the somersaults before hitting the water?