2026, Question 4 · Qualitative Quantitative Translation · 8 points · about 20 minutes
Two spinning toys pulled by strings
Compare the final angular speeds of two toys with different rotational inertia spun by the same string pull, derive one toy's angular speed, and check the derivation against the comparison.
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