University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Equilibrium and Elasticity - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 356: Q11.15

Answer

a. No. b. No.

Work Step by Step

a. If a person raises her arms from her sides so that they point horizontally, this raises the body’s center of gravity. b. This motion also increases the body’s moment of inertia for a vertical axis of rotation, because mass is being moved farther from the axis.
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