Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Rotational Dynamics - Focus On Concepts - Page 243: 17

Answer

d) is correct.

Work Step by Step

The angular momentum of a rotating body is conserved when the sum of all of the external torques acting on the body equals zero. So while each external torque can be nonzero, the total sum of the torques need to be zero. d) is correct.
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