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Suppose a 60kg person stands at the edge of a 6.0m diameter circular platform, which is mounted on frictionless bearings and has a moment of inertia of 1800kgm^2. The platform and runner are initially at rest. Calculate the angular velocity of the platform if the runner begins to run 4.2m/s.

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