Rotational Motion Question 72

Question: When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along

[AIPMT (S) 2012]

Options:

A) a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation

B) the line making an angle of 45o to the plane of rotation

C) the radius

D) the tangent to the orbit

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • We knows L=m(r×v) So here, angular momentum is directed along a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation.


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