Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.5 - Conservation of Angular Momentum - Got It? - Page 204: 11.5

Answer

a)

Work Step by Step

Recall, gyroscopes, due to conservation of angular momentum, resist being shoved over. Thus, using the right hand rule, we find that pushing the gyroscope horizontally causes the shaft to go upward.
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