When a spinning ice skater pulls in his arms, he spins faster because ________

A) there exists an unbalanced reaction force
B) there is less friction with the ice
C) there is less friction with the air
D) his angular momentum must be conserved, so reducing his radius must increase his speed of rotation


D

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