A top of mass m = 0.50 kg, whose axis is tilted by an angle θ = 30° to the vertical, precesses due to gravity. The moment of inertia of the top relative to its symmetry axis is equal to I = 2.0 g*m2, the angular velocity of rotation about that axis is equal to ω = 350 rad/s, the distance from the point of rest to the centre of inertia of the top is l = 10 cm. Find: (a) the angular velocity of the top's precession; (b) the magnitude and direction of the horizontal component of the reaction force acting on the top at the point of rest.
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