Is mechanical energy conserved


A cockroach with mass m runs counterclockwise around the rim of a lazy Susan (a circular dish mounted on a vertical axle) of radius R and rotational inertia I with frictionless bearings. The cockroach's speed (with respect to the earth) is v, whereas the lazy Susan turns clockwise with angular speed [omega]0. The cockroach finds a bread crumb on the rim and, of course, stops. (a) What is the angular speed of the lazy Susan after the cockroach stops ? (b) Is mechanical energy conserved ?

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