A space station consists of two small blocks of mass m1=1.3 tons and m2=2.3 tons connected with a light cable of length 62 meters. It rotates in outer space about its center of mass with a period of 84 seconds. Suddenly, the cable is extended by 13 meters. What will be the new period of rotation after that happens?
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what, no work of your own, on any of these? :-(
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