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A particle of mass 2 kg is on a smooth horizontal table and moves in a circular path of radius 0.6 m. The height of the table from the ground is 0.8 m. If the angular speed of the particle is 12 rad s-1, the magnitude of its angular momentum about a point on the ground right under the centre of the circle is :

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L = m v d where d = sqrt(r^2 + h^2) is the distance from the ground point to the particle (r and v are perpendicular).
Updated On: Nov 11, 2026
  • \(8.64\ \mathrm{kg\ m^2 s^{-1}}\)
  • \(11.52\ \mathrm{kg\ m^2 s^{-1}}\)
  • \(14.4\ \mathrm{kg\ m^2 s^{-1}}\)
  • \(20.16\ \mathrm{kg\ m^2 s^{-1}}\)
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Speed \(v=\omega r=12\times0.6=7.2\ \mathrm{m/s}\).
The position vector from the ground point P to the particle has length \(d=\sqrt{0.6^2+0.8^2}=1.0\ \mathrm{m}\), and the velocity (tangent to the circle, horizontal) is perpendicular to it.
\(|\vec L|=m v d=2\times7.2\times1.0=14.4\ \mathrm{kg\,m^2\,s^{-1}}\).
(Its component along the axis is \(mvr=8.64\) and the rotating horizontal component is \(mvh=11.52\); the magnitude is \(\sqrt{8.64^2+11.52^2}=14.4\).)
Answer: (3) 14.4 kg m2s-1
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