A gyroscope has a 0.5-kg disk that spins at 40 rev/s. The center of mass of the disk is 5 cm from a pivot with a radius of the disk of 10 cm. What is the precession angular velocity?

A gyroscope has a 0.5-kg disk that spins at 40 rev/s. The center of mass of the disk is 5 cm from a pivot with a radius of the disk of 10 cm. What is the precession angular velocity?

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  1. A gyroscope has a 0.5 k g disk that spins at 40 r e v / s . The center of mass of the disk is 5 c m from a pivot with a radius of the disk of 10 c m . What is the precession angular velocity?

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