Conservation of angular momentum axis

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Angular momentum can be conserved about any point as long as no external torque acts on the system. When considering a rod hit by a ball, the conservation of angular momentum can be applied about the center of mass or any point on the base, but not about a point that experiences external forces. The key factor is that the chosen point must not be influenced by external torques for conservation to hold true. Understanding the system's dynamics is crucial for correctly applying angular momentum principles. Thus, the conservation of angular momentum is fundamentally linked to the absence of external torques.
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what point and about what kind of axis can we conserve angular momentum?can we conserve it about a point moving in circular motion?

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its just a understanding based question to apply to problems
 
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Conservation of angular momentum is a phenomenon and not a quantity which may have point, direction etc.
I don't understand your next question. But I think this may help you-You don't need to conserve the momentum, rather it's in nature that the momentum will always be conserved provided the fact that no external torque is given.
 
i wanted to say for example there is rod standing with base on ground.u hit it say with some ball or anything it will begin to rotate.on ball+rod system about what point (centre of mass or point on base on ground or any other point) can i conserve angular momentum and apply equations.in which case i would be wrong to conserve it and why?
 

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