Law of conservation of angular momentum
Question
The principle used by a gymnast to increase the number of somersaults, is law of conservation of
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Solution
After jumping, a gymnast contracts his body; the moment of inertia of his body decreases.
Since in the process of contraction of body, net external torque on the body is zero, angular momentum of the gymnast remains conserved.
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