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A cylinder with rotational inertia I1 = 2.6 kg · m^2 rotates clockwise about a vertical axis through its center with angular speed ω1 = 5.8 rad/s. A second cylinder with rotational inertia I2 = 1.3 kg · m2 rotates counterclockwise about the same axis with angular speed ω2 = 6.6 rad/s. If the cylinders couple so they have the same rotational axis, what is the angular speed of the combination (in rad/s)?
What percentage of the original kinetic energy is lost to friction?