A rigid body is rotating with variable angular velocity $(a -bt)$  at any instant of time $t.$  The total angle subtended by it before coming to rest will be ( $a$  and $b$  are constants)

  • A

    $\frac{{(a - b)a}}{2}$

  • B

    $\frac{{{a^2}}}{{2b}}$

  • C

    $\frac{{{a^2} - {b^2}}}{{2b}}$

  • D

    $\frac{{{a^2} - {b^2}}}{{2a}}$

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