Which of the following statements is false for the angular momentum about the origin ?- Awhen the particle is moving from B to C.
- Bwhen the particle is moving from D to A.
- Cwhen the particle is moving from A to B
- Dwhen the particle is moving from C to D.
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Correct answer: B, D
- Key idea
For a particle moving in the - plane, angular momentum about the origin is
Since motion is in the plane, will be along .
Also, for motion along a straight side with constant velocity, the magnitude of angular momentum about the origin is
with sign determined by .
- Geometry of the square
From the given expressions, the square is centered such that each side is at perpendicular distance involving and shifted by .
The distance of the line through side and side from the origin differs by , and similarly for the vertical sides.
Let us determine the angular momentum side by side using sign conventions.
- When particle moves from to
This is along one horizontal side. The perpendicular distance of this line from origin is
The sense of motion gives clockwise rotation about origin, hence
So option C is correct.
- When particle moves from to
This is along a vertical side. Its perpendicular distance from origin is also
Now the direction gives positive , so
So option B is correct.
- When particle moves from to
This is the opposite horizontal side, displaced by side length . Hence perpendicular distance becomes
not .
Its sign is positive, therefore
So option A is false.
- When particle moves from to
This is the opposite vertical side, displaced by side length . The perpendicular distance should become
or with sign from direction, equivalently the given expression must be checked carefully.
For this side, the direction gives negative contribution, so
Thus the expression
is not correct.
So option D is false.
- Conclusion
The false statements are:
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer:
My derived answer:
They do not match. Option is actually correct because for motion along , the perpendicular distance from origin is and the sign is positive, giving
Hence the stored answer appears to incorrectly include and miss .
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