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On the Highly-Successful TV Game Show Wheel of Fortune, a Contestant

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On the highly-successful TV game show Wheel of Fortune, a contestant spins a large spinner wheel that determines the amount of money for which the contestant is playing. Typically, contestants spin the wheel at an initial rate of 3.1 rad/s, and the (constant) frictional force stops the wheel in about 2.5 seconds. If the frictional force produces a torque of 19.1 foot-pounds, estimate the moment of inertia of the wheel.


A) 15.4
B) 3.9
C) 0.0649
D) 7.1

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