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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Rotational Mechanics

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Rotational Mechanics

A particle travels with a constant velocity parallel to the X...

A particle travels with a constant velocity parallel to the XX-axis. Its angular momentum relative to the origin

Options

  1. Acontinuously decreases
  2. Bis zero
  3. Ccontinuously increases
  4. Dremains constant

Correct answer

D. remains constant

Step-by-step solution

Let the particle move along a line parallel to the XX-axis with a constant velocity v⃗=vi^\vec{v} = v \hat{i}.

The position vector of the particle at any time tt is r⃗=xi^+yj^+zk^\vec{r} = x \hat{i} + y \hat{j} + z \hat{k}.

Since the particle moves parallel to the XX-axis, its yy and zz coordinates remain constant.

The angular momentum of the particle relative to the origin is given by L⃗=r⃗×p⃗\vec{L} = \vec{r} \times \vec{p}, where p⃗=mv⃗\vec{p} = m\vec{v} is the linear momentum.

L⃗=(xi^+yj^+zk^)×(mvi^)\vec{L} = (x \hat{i} + y \hat{j} + z \hat{k}) \times (mv \hat{i})

L⃗=mv(x(i^×i^)+y(j^×i^)+z(k^×i^))\vec{L} = m v (x (\hat{i} \times \hat{i}) + y (\hat{j} \times \hat{i}) + z (\hat{k} \times \hat{i}))

L⃗=mv(0−yk^+zj^)\vec{L} = m v (0 - y \hat{k} + z \hat{j})

L⃗=mzvj^−myvk^\vec{L} = m z v \hat{j} - m y v \hat{k}

Since mm, vv, yy, and zz are all constants, the angular momentum L⃗\vec{L} remains constant in both magnitude and direction.
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