Answer:
No
Explanation:
Changing momentum of any kind requires work. Work is a force acting over a distance. While holding the weights at arms length and spinning will create a force (centripetal), there is no radial distance change incurred. Releasing the weights will reduce the force to zero, still no work done and no change in angular momentum.
If he was holding the weights at arms length while spinning and he pull his hands to his chest, there now exists both the centripetal force and a distance in the direction of that force (inward radial) this work will result in an increase in angular velocity as moment of inertia has decreased with the work done.
No, the skater doesn't succeed in changing his angular velocity.
The final angular velocity of the skater is determined by applying the principle of conservation of angular momentum as shown below;
Li = Lf
[tex]Ii\omega _i = I_f \omega _f[/tex]
where;
When the skater holds the weight, the momnet of inertia of both arms is the same. Also when the skater drops the weight, the moment of inertia of both arms is still the same. Thus, at any instant, the moment of inertia of the two arms is the same.
To change the angular speed, the initial and final moment of inertia of the two arms must be different. Thus, the skater doesn't succeed in changing his angular velocity.
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