A particle is moving in a straight line with a velocity v. If it suddenly starts moving in a circular path of radius r, what will be its angular momentum about the center of the circular path?
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A particle is moving in a straight line with a velocity v. If it suddenly starts moving in a circular path of radius r, what will be its angular momentum about the center of the circular path?
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Angular momentum L = mvr, where v is the linear speed and r is the radius of the circular path.
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Q: A particle is moving in a straight line with a velocity v. If it suddenly starts moving in a circular path of radius r, what will be its angular momentum about the center of the circular path?
Solution: Angular momentum L = mvr, where v is the linear speed and r is the radius of the circular path.
Steps: 5
Step 1: Understand that angular momentum is a measure of how much motion an object has when it moves in a circular path.
Step 2: Identify the variables: 'm' is the mass of the particle, 'v' is the linear velocity (speed in a straight line), and 'r' is the radius of the circular path.
Step 3: Recall the formula for angular momentum (L) in circular motion: L = mvr.
Step 4: Plug in the values of mass (m), velocity (v), and radius (r) into the formula to calculate the angular momentum.
Step 5: The result will give you the angular momentum of the particle about the center of the circular path.
