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Question
A rigid body rotates with an angular momentum L. If its kinetic energy is halved, the angular momentum becomes, ______
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L
L/2
2L
L/`sqrt2`
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Solution
A rigid body rotates with an angular momentum L. If its kinetic energy is halved, the angular momentum becomes, `underline(L/sqrt2)`.
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