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A 3.0-m-diameter merry-go-round with a mass of 250 kg is spinning at 20 rpm. John runs a...

A 3.0-m-diameter merry-go-round with a mass of 250 kg is spinning at 20 rpm. John runs around the merry-go-round at 5.0 m/s, in the same direction that it is turning, and jumps onto the outer edge. John’s mass is 30 kg. What is the merry-goround’s angular speed, in rpm, after John jumps on?

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