Engineering
Physics
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Question

If the radius of earth shrinks to ηR (η < 1), where R is the radius of earth, then the time period of rotation of earth about its axis will become

24η hour

24η2 hour

24η hour

24η2 hour

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Solution

I1ω1 = I2ω2
25mR2 2π24 = 26 m(rR)2 2πT'
T' = 24η2

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