Calculate the angular momentum of a 75kg person who sits 4m from the center of a rotating merry go round and has a tangential speed of 6m/s.   A. 1800 kg m^2/s   B. 1800 kg m/s^2   C. 450 kgm^2/s   D. 1800 kgm/s

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  1. Calculate the angular momentum of a 75kg person who sits 4m from the center of a rotating merry go round and has a tangential speed of 6m/s.

      A.

    1800 kg m^2/s

      B.

    1800 kg m/s^2

      C.

    450 kgm^2/s

      D.

    1800 kgm/s

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To determine:

The angular momentum of the person playing merry go round

 

Given:

Mass of person, m=75 kg

Distance of the person sitting from the center of rotation, r=4 m

Tangential speed, v=6 m/s

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