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A sphere is released on a smooth inclined plane from the top. When it moves down, its angular momentum is:
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When the sphere rolls down the inclined plane, its angular momentum remains constant about any point on a line parallel to the plane and passing through the center of the sphere. This is because the torque about these points is zero.
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