Question 663: Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion

Question

When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along

Accepted Answer

When a mass is rotating in a plane about a
fixed point its angular
momentum is directed along
a line perpendicular to the
plane of rotation.

Answer

a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation

Answer

the line making an angle of 45o to the plane of rotation

Answer

the radius

Answer

the tangent to the orbit

Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion