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Jumping Into/Out of Moving Disc
16. Angular Momentum / Jumping Into/Out of Moving Disc / Problem 3
Problem 3

A bicycle wheel with a mass of 1.2 kg and a radius of 35 cm spins about its axle at 120 rad/s. The wheel is mounted so that the axle is horizontal and the axle length from the pivot to the center of the wheel is 50 cm. Calculate the rate at which the axle precesses about the pivot point.


Diagram of a bicycle wheel showing its axle length and angular momentum direction.