Question

Problem 17

Answer 1

Given information

Here is a shortstop and he may leap into the air to catch a ball and throw it.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

According to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum of an isolated system always conserved. Therefore, the initial momentum must be equal to the final momentum of the system.

This can only possible when there will be torque that acts on the system.

When the shortstop is in the midair there will be no torque exerted by him. Thus, the angular momentum remains the same.