A boy throws a thin circular disk (like a Frisbee) with a spin rate of 300 rev/min.

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A boy throws a thin circular disk (like a Frisbee) with a spin rate of 300 rev/min. The plane of the disk is seen to wobble through a total angle of 10°. Calculate the period τ of the wobble and indicate whether the precession is direct or retrograde.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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