A solid cylinder is spinning counterclockwise about a longitudinal axis when a net torque t 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.

Question

A solid cylinder is spinning counterclockwise about a longitudinal axis when a net torque t 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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The Answer of  A solid cylinder is spinning counterclockwise about a longitudinal axis when a net torque t 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.

A Solid Cylinder Is Spinning Counterclockwise About a Longitudinal Axis