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A child sits at the outer edge of a merry-go-round (MGR) at a neighborhood park. The...

A child sits at the outer edge of a merry-go-round (MGR) at a neighborhood park. The MGR has a radius of R = 1.5m and a rotational inertia of IMGR = 140kgm2. The child has a mass of 40kg and contributes some to the rotational inertia of the spinning system: I = IMGR + IChild.

The MGR is spinning with an angular speed of 2.0s−1 when the child begins dragging her foot on the ground to bring the MGR to a stop. Model the foot-drag as a constant force of magnitude 9.0N applied tangent to the circular profile of the MGR. Except for this foot-drag assume there are no other torques acting.

How many revolutions will the MGR complete before it comes to a stop? Give a numerical answer. (The answer does not have to be an integer.)

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