Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / ii / Paper 4 / 12C / b / Solution

In principal axes, $2E=\sum I_i{\omega }_i^2$ and $L^2=\sum I_i^2{\omega }_i^2$. Substitute the Euler equations for a torque-free rigid body:For the squared angular momentum,Thus both $E$ and $L^2$ are conserved, even though the body-frame components of $L$ generally change.