Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 11, Problem 53P
(II) A 220-g top spinning at 15 rev/s makes an angle of 25° to the vertical and precesses at a rate of 1.00 rev per 6.5 s. If its CM is 3.5 cm from its tip along its symmetry axis, what is the moment of inertia of the top?
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