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Angular speed after a robot arm retracts a mass (conservation of angular momentum)

easynumerical

General

A robot arm holding a small payload spins freely about a fixed vertical axis with no external torque. Model it as a point mass m=2 kgm = 2\ \text{kg} at radius r1=0.5 mr_1 = 0.5\ \text{m} rotating at angular speed ω1=4 rad/s\omega_1 = 4\ \text{rad/s}. The arm retracts the payload radially inward to r2=0.2 mr_2 = 0.2\ \text{m}. Neglect the arm's own inertia. What is the new angular speed ω2\omega_2 in rad/s?

rad/s