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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Angular Momentum Vector
The main idea here is that just like momentum is a vector, angular momentum is also a vector quantity. AND...just like momentum the angular momentum vector will be in the same direction as the angular velocity vector. Recall that you can find the angular velocity by using your right hand and curling your fingers in the direction of the rotation and your thumb will point in the direction of the angular momentum.
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