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A dancer is standing on a rotating platform taking two sphere on her hands. If she drops down the sphere on ground, then dancer's:

A

angular velocity will increase

B

angular momentum & angular velocity both will unchange

C

angular momentum unchanged & angular velocity will increase

D

both will decrease

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we will analyze the situation of the dancer on the rotating platform holding two spheres and what happens when she drops them. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the System**: - The dancer is standing on a rotating platform and is holding two spheres. - The initial angular velocity of the system (dancer + spheres) is denoted as \( \omega_i \). 2. **Identify the Moment of Inertia**: - The moment of inertia of the dancer alone is \( I_0 \). - The moment of inertia contributed by the two spheres can be expressed as \( m r_1^2 + m r_2^2 \), where \( m \) is the mass of each sphere and \( r_1 \) and \( r_2 \) are their respective distances from the axis of rotation. - Therefore, the total initial moment of inertia \( I_i \) is: \[ I_i = I_0 + m r_1^2 + m r_2^2 \] 3. **Conservation of Angular Momentum**: - Since there are no external torques acting on the system, angular momentum is conserved. - The initial angular momentum \( L_i \) can be expressed as: \[ L_i = I_i \cdot \omega_i \] - After the dancer drops the spheres, the final moment of inertia \( I_f \) will be just the moment of inertia of the dancer: \[ I_f = I_0 \] - The final angular momentum \( L_f \) is: \[ L_f = I_f \cdot \omega_f \] 4. **Setting Up the Equation**: - By conservation of angular momentum, we have: \[ L_i = L_f \] - Substituting the expressions for angular momentum gives: \[ I_i \cdot \omega_i = I_0 \cdot \omega_f \] 5. **Solving for Final Angular Velocity**: - Rearranging the equation to solve for \( \omega_f \): \[ \omega_f = \frac{I_i}{I_0} \cdot \omega_i \] - Substituting \( I_i \): \[ \omega_f = \frac{I_0 + m r_1^2 + m r_2^2}{I_0} \cdot \omega_i \] - This can be simplified to: \[ \omega_f = \left(1 + \frac{m r_1^2 + m r_2^2}{I_0}\right) \cdot \omega_i \] 6. **Analyzing the Result**: - Since \( m r_1^2 + m r_2^2 \) is positive, the term \( \frac{m r_1^2 + m r_2^2}{I_0} \) is also positive. - Therefore, \( \omega_f > \omega_i \), indicating that the angular velocity of the dancer increases after dropping the spheres. 7. **Conclusion**: - The angular momentum of the dancer remains unchanged (conserved), while the angular velocity increases. ### Final Answer: - The dancer's angular velocity increases, while her angular momentum remains unchanged.
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