A Solid Cylinder Is Spinning Counterclockwise About a Longitudinal Axis $\tau$

question 67

Multiple Choice

A solid cylinder is spinning counterclockwise about a longitudinal axis when a net torque $\tau$ is applied, as shown. The cylinder

• A) speeds up.
• B) slows down.
• C) precesses about a vertical axis.
• D) precesses about a horizontal axis.
• E) does none of these.

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