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A circular disc of mass M and radius R is rotating about its axis with angular speed  ω1. If another stationary disc having radius  R2 and same mass M is dropped co-axially on to the rotating disc. Gradually both discs attain constant angular speed  ω2. The energy lost in the process is p% of the initial energy. Value of p is __________ .

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Conservation of Angular Momentum, ​MR22ω1=MR22+MR242ω2​⇒ω2=45ω1Given : energy lost=p% of initial energy​⇒Ki−Kf=p100×Ki⇒p=Ki−KfKi×100 = 12MR22ω12−12MR22+MR242ω2212MR22ω12×100⇒p=1−54ω2ω12×100​⇒p=1−45×100=20
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