A small mass m is attached to a massless string whose other end...
A small mass m is attached to a massless string whose other end is fixed at P as shown in the figure. The mass is undergoing circular motion in the x−y plane with centre at O and constant angular speed ω. If the angular momentum of the system, calculated about O and P are denoted by →LO and →LP respectively, then


Solution:
For all locations of m the angular momentum of the mass m about O i.e., Lo is mr2ω and is directed toward +z direction. The angular momentum of mass m about P i.e., Lp is mvl and is directed for the given location of m as shown in the figure. For different location of m, the direction of →LP remains changing.


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