Gyroscope — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 2019 Paper I

Where do you find the applications of gyroscope? A top of mass 0.200\ \mathrm{kg} is made up of a thin disc of radius 0.12\ \mathrm{m}. It is pierced in the centre and a pin of negligible mass is mounted normal to its plane. The pivot under the disc is 0.03\ \mathrm{m} long. The top is made to spin with its axis making an angle \theta = 20^\circ with the vertical and a precessional angular speed of 2\ \mathrm{rad/s}. Calculate the angular speed with which it spins.