Two wheels have the same mass and the same radius. One wheel is solid, having its mass distributed evenly thoughout the region between the axis and the rim, while the other has very light spokes, and most of its mass is at the rim. Each wheel is mounted on a fixed axis of rotation, and to each wheel is applied a 50-N force for 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds, which wheel spins faster?

two different wheels

  1. The solid wheel spins faster.
  2. The light-spoke wheel spins faster.
  3. They spin with the same angular velocity.

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