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Walker, Halliday & Resnick — Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum: Problem 68

68 A top spins at 25 rev/s about an axis that makes an angle of 30° with the vertical. The mass of the top is 0.50 kg, its rotational inertia about its central axis is \(5.0 \times 10^{-4} \text{ kg} \cdot \text{m}^2\), and its center of mass is 4.2 cm from the pivot point. If the spin is clockwise from an overhead view, what are the (a) precession rate and (b) direction of the precession as viewed from overhead?

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Given: 68 A, 0.50 kg, 4.2 cm

Find: (a) precession rate and; (b) direction of the precession as viewed from overhead?

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Principles of Physics · 11th ISV Edition
Author: Walker, Halliday & Resnick
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum