PHY301: Classical Mechanics Tutorial 1 04-08-2018

1. Prove the conservation theory of angular momentum for a system of particles,

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assuming the internal forces 𝐹𝑖 are Newtonian in nature and always act along
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their line of separation. Note that 𝐹𝑖 would represent internal forces on the i-th
particle due to j-th particle, according to the convention used in the class.

2. Express the angular momentum of the system of particles as the sum of angular
momentum of motion of center of mass and angular momentum of the motion
about the center of mass.

Discuss the physical significances of the above result.

3. Show that the kinetic energy can be expressed as sum of kinetic energy of the
motion of center of mass and the kinetic energy of motion about center of mass.