A Frisbee is thrown horizontally by a student and travels in a straight line. Viewed from above, the Frisbee is seen to be in clockwise rotation. From the point of view of the student, in which direction is the angular momentum of the Frisbee while in flight?
A) The Frisbee has no angular momentum since it is moving along a straight line away from the student.
B) The direction of the angular momentum is along the line away from the student.
C) The direction of the angular momentum is toward the right since this was a right-handed throw.
D) The direction of the angular momentum is downward, perpendicular to the path of the Frisbee.
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