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MHT CET · Physics · Motion In Two Dimensions

A particle moves along a circular path with decreasing speed. Hence

  1. A its resultant acceleration is towards the centre.
  2. B its angular momentum remains constant.
  3. C the direction of angular momentum remains constant.
  4. D it moves in a spiral path with decreasing radius.
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(C) the direction of angular momentum remains constant.

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A particle moves along a circular path with speed, then the angular momentum is given by
\(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{L}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{p}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}} \times \mathrm{m} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{v}}\)
When the speed v decrease, the magnitude of of angular momentum decreases. But the direction of angular momentum remains constant.