Question
When the position vector $\overrightarrow{r} = x\widehat{i} + y\widehat{j} + z\widehat{k}$ changes sign as $- \overrightarrow{r}$, which one of the following vector will not flip under sign change?
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$\overrightarrow{r} = x\widehat{i} + y\widehat{j} + z\widehat{k}$
$$\begin{matrix} \overrightarrow{v} & \ = \frac{d\overrightarrow{r}}{dt} = v_{x}\widehat{i} + v_{y}\widehat{j} + v_{z}\widehat{k} \\ \overrightarrow{p} & \ = m\overrightarrow{v} \\ \overrightarrow{L} & \ = m(\overrightarrow{r} \times \overrightarrow{v}) \\ & \ = (x\widehat{i} + y\widehat{j} + z\widehat{k}) \times m\left( v_{x}\widehat{i} + v_{y}\widehat{j} + v_{z}\widehat{k} \right) \end{matrix}$$
When sign of $\overrightarrow{r}$ changes, $\overrightarrow{L}$ remains same.
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