A Ferris wheel rotating at 20 rad/s decelerates with a constant angular acceleration of -5.0 rad/s2. How many revolutions does it rotate before coming to rest?

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The law of conservation of angular momentum:  The total angular momentum of a rotating object remains constant if the net torque acting on it is zero.


A Ferris wheel rotating at 20 rad/s decelerates with a constant angular acceleration of -5.0 rad/s<sup>2</sup>. How many revolutions does it rotate before coming to rest?