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What is the total kinetic energy of a 0.15 kg hockey puck sliding at 0.5 m/s and rotating about its center at 8.4 rad/s? The diameter of the hockey puck is 0.076 m.

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The mass of the puck is
m = 0.15 kg.
The diameter of the puck is 0.076 m, therefore its radius is
r = 0.076/2 = 0.038 m
The sliding speed is
v = 0.5 m/s
The angular velocity is
ω = 8.4 rad/s

The rotational moment of inertia of the puck is
I = (mr²)/2
= 0.5*(0.15 kg)*(0.038 m)²
= 1.083 x 10⁻⁴ kg-m²

The kinetic energy of the puck is the sum of the translational and rotational kinetic energy.
The translational KE is
KE₁ = (1/2)*m*v²
= 0.5*(0.15 kg)*(0.5 m/s)²
= 0.0187 j

The rotational KE is
KE₂ = (1/2)*I*ω²
= 0.5*(1.083 x 10⁻⁴ kg-m²)*(8.4 rad/s)²
= 0.0038 J

The total KE is
KE = 0.0187 + 0.0038 = 0.0226 J

Answer: 0.0226 J


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