The torque acting on a body about a point is equal to $\overrightarrow{A} \times \overrightarrow{L}$,where $\overrightarrow{A}$ is a constant vector and $\overrightarrow{L}$ is the angular momentum about that point. This implies that:

  • A
    The directions of $\frac{d\overrightarrow{L}}{dt}$ and $\overrightarrow{L}$ are perpendicular at every instant.
  • B
    The component of $\overrightarrow{L}$ in the direction of $\overrightarrow{A}$ does not change with time.
  • C
    The magnitude of $\overrightarrow{L}$ does not change with time.
  • D
    All of the above.

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