AP Physics 1· difficulty 3/5
A person stands at the rim of a freely rotating merry-go-round (no friction in axle). They walk <strong>toward the center</strong>. The merry-go-round's angular speed
Stays the same
Decreases
Increases
Cannot be determined
Explanation
Moving the mass closer to the axis reduces the system's . Angular momentum conservation requires to increase.
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