A particle of mass m is moving in yz-plane with a uniform velocity v with its trajectory running parallel to +ve y-axis and intersection z-axis at z = a in figure. The change in its angular momentum about the origin as it bounces elastically from a wall at y = constant is

Q: A particle of mass m is moving in yz-plane with a uniform velocity v with its trajectory running parallel to +ve y-axis and intersection z-axis at z = a in figure. The change in its angular momentum about the origin as it bounces elastically from a wall at y = constant is

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(a)  m v a e ̂_x

(b) 2mvae ̂_x

(c) ymve ̂_x

(d) 2 ymve ̂_x

Ans: (b)