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A particle is confined to rotate in a circular path decreasing linear speed, then which of the following is correct?

A

`vecL`(angular momentum) is conserved about the centre

B

only direction of angular momentum `vecL` is conserved

C

it spirals towards the centre

D

its acceleration is towards the centre.

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The correct Answer is:
B

(b) Since v is changing (decreasing), L is not conserved in
magnitude. Since it is given that a particle is confined
to rotate in a circular path, it cannot have spiral path.
Since the particle has two accelerations `a_c and a_t`
therefore the net acceleraton is not towards the centre.

The direction of `vecL` remains same even when the speed
decteases..
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