8.01SC | Fall 2016 | Undergraduate

Classical Mechanics

Week 11: Angular Momentum

32.3 Worked Example - Angular Momentum About Different Points

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Two identical particles form a system. At the instant shown in the figure the particles have equal and opposite momentums: \(\displaystyle p_2=- p_1=p\).

(Part a) Determine a vector expression for the angular momentum of the system about the point A.

(Part b) Determine a vector expression for the angular momentum of the system about the point B.

(Part c) How do your results for angular momentum about A and B compare?

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