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A solid cylinder is rolling without slipping down an inclined plane. Then its angular momentum is:
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Options:
  • A Conserved about COM of the cylinder
  • B Conserved about point of contact
  • C Conserved about all the points
  • D Not conserved about any point
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Not conserved about any point

The forces are not concurrent, hence a finite torque will act about any of the point and hence angular momentum is not conserved about any point.


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