Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - Questions - Page 319: 1

Answer

We can rank the points according to the magnitude of the net angular momentum: $a \gt b = c \gt e \gt d$

Work Step by Step

Let $d$ be the length of each side of the square. We can find the angular momentum relative to each point: point a: $L = 0+mvd+mvd = 2~mvd$ point b: $L = 0+0+mvd = mvd$ point c: $L = 0+0-mvd = -mvd$ point d: $L = 0+mvd-mvd = 0$ point e: $L = \frac{mvd}{2}+\frac{mvd}{2}-\frac{mvd}{2} = \frac{mvd}{2}$ We can rank the points according to the magnitude of the net angular momentum: $a \gt b = c \gt e \gt d$
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