You Throw a Frisbee of Mass M and Radius R

question 61

Multiple Choice

You throw a Frisbee of mass m and radius r so that it is spinning about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the plane of the Frisbee. Ignoring air resistance, the torque exerted about its center of mass by gravity is

• A) 0.
• B) mgr.
• C) 2mgr.
• D) a function of the angular velocity.
• E) small at first, then increasing as the Frisbee loses the torque given it by your hand.

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