A thin uniform circular disc of mass
and radius
is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity
. Another disc of same thickness and radius but of mass
is placed gently on the first disc coaxially. The angular velocity of the system is now
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Given, mass of first circular disc 
Radius of first circular disc
Mass of second circular disc
Moment of inertia of circular disc,

Moment of inertia of combination of disc,

According to law of conservation of angular momentum,
constant.


Given, 

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