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Grade 11Mechanics

Is the relationship ∆ϕ1 + ∆ϕ2 = ∆ϕ2 + ∆ϕ1 valid if ∆ϕ1 and ∆ϕ2 refer to different axes of rotation? Is it valid if they refer to different rotations about the same axis?

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11 Years agoGrade 11
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It can be seen from the figure above that the book is rotated about the x axis twice by 20° . One can observe that the commutative law of addition remains validated when the axis of rotation is kept same.