Question: (20) A top is spinning on a tabletop. Assuming that the contact point is a sharp tip and is frictionless in terms of contact with

 (20) A top is spinning on a tabletop. Assuming that the

contact point is a sharp tip and is frictionless in terms of

(20) A top is spinning on a tabletop. Assuming that the contact point is a sharp tip and is frictionless in terms of contact with the table, how can angular momentum be conserved if the top eventually slows and then stops turning (as they always do)

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