A small block on a frictionless, horizontal surface has a mass of 0.0250 kg. It is attached to a massless cord passing through a hole in the surface (Fig. E10.42). The block is originally revolving at a distance of 0.300 m from the hole with an angular speed of 2.85 rad>s. The cord is then pulled from below, shortening the radius of the circle in which the block revolves to 0.150 m. Model the block as a particle.
a. Is angular momentum conserved?
b. Find the change in kinetic energy of the block, in J.
c. How much work was done in pulling the cord? in J.