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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

a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation

D

the line making an angle of `45^(@)` to the plane

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C
`vec(L)=vec(r )xxm vec(v)`
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