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If areal velocity of a planet of mass M going around sun in elliptical orbit is dAdt , its angular momentum about sun is

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12MdAdt
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MdAdt
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πMdAdt
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2MdAdt
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Solution

The correct option is D 2MdAdt
Areal Velocity, A= Area swept by radius vector/Time taken

Time period, T=2πω

dA=r22dθ

dAdt=r22dθdt=r22ω

We know that angular momentum (L) is given by, L=Iω

L=Mr2ω=2MdAdt

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