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Question
Why is the angular momentum of a symmetric rigid body about a fixed axis often aligned with the axis?
Explanation
For a symmetric rigid body rotating about a fixed axis (a symmetry axis), the perpendicular components of angular momentum cancel out due to symmetry, leaving L = Iω aligned with the axis.
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