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When a mass is rotating in a plane about...

When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point its angular momentum is directed along

A

The radius

B

The tangent to the orbit

C

Jhe aixs of rotaion

D

Line at an angle 45° to the axis of rotation.

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