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Grade 11Mechanics

If resultant torque and angular momentum about a point where both are non zero are perpendicular to each other for a rigid body, then what are possible out of these: a. L is constant b. |L| is constant c. |L| will increase d. |L| may increase and why?

Profile image of Isha Keshav
7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
6 Years ago
Ifτ×L=0
this impliesθ=0orπ
whenθ=0⇒Lwill increase
and whenθ=π⇒Lwill decrease.
thank you.