Angular velocity of the cockroach-disk system


A cockroach of mass m lies on the rim of a uniform disk of mass 6.50 m that can rotate freely about its center like a merry-go-round. Initially the cockroach and disk rotate together with an angular velocity of 0.200 rad/s. Then the cockroach walks half way to the center of the disk.

(a) What then is the angular velocity of the cockroach-disk system?

(b) What is the ratio K/K0 of the new kinetic energy of the system to its initial kinetic energy?

(c) What accounts for the change in the kinetic energy? (Select all that apply.)

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