7.7 Two particles, each of mass m and speed v, travel in opposite directions along parallel lines separated by a distance d. Show that the angular momentum vector of the two particle system is the same whatever be the point about which the angular momentum is taken.
7.7 Two particles, each of mass m and speed v, travel in opposite directions along parallel lines separated by a distance d. Show that the angular momentum vector of the two particle system is the same whatever be the point about which the angular momentum is taken.
Let at certain instant two particles be at points P and Q, as shown in the figure.
Angular momentum of the system about point P
= mv x 0 + mv x d = mvd ……. (i)
Angular momentum of the system about point Q
= mv x d + mv x 0 = mvd ……. (ii)
Consider a point R, which is at a distance y from point Q such
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