Engineering
Physics
Angular Momentum and Conservation of Angular Momentum
Circular Motion in Vertical Plane
Forces and Types of Forces
Question

If the law were changed so that traffic in India travelled on the right hand side of the road (instead of on the left), what would happen to the length of the day.

Slightly increase

Slightly decrease

Will remain unaltered

Can’t be said

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If velocity of traffic is taken constant. The angular momentum 
    can be considered due to 3 components.                
(1)     Due to earth (upwards)
(2)     Due to (A) (upward)
(3)     Due to (B) (downwards)


when A goes to right magnitude of L due to it increases        
when B goes to left magnitude of L due to it decreases        
∴ Δ (LA+LB) is in upward direction and as Δ (LA+LB+Learth) = 0 
Learth is downward
∴ ωearth decreases  ⟹  length of day increases