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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

can we associate angular momentum to a body that moves in a straight line. if not why?

Profile image of chaitanya kumar
10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
10 Years ago
angular momentum is associated with momentum due to mass moving in a circular path/way.
that is angular momentum in circular path is given aas = mvr
m = mass of object
v = velocity
r = radius

In straight line motion we generally use linear momentum that is the product of mass with velocity.