Conservation of Angular Momentum
A person stands at the center of a platform that is initially at rest and free to rotate. The person holds a spinning bicycle wheel with a horizontal axis of rotation. If the person tilts the wheel’s axis to be vertical, what is the resulting motion of the platform?
A
Rotates faster in the same direction as the wheel
B
Continues rotating at the same rate
C
Stops rotating completely
D
Begins rotating in the opposite direction of the wheel
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