You throw a Frisbee of mass m and radius r so that it is spinning about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the plane of the Frisbee. Ignoring air resistance, the torque exerted about its center of mass by gravity is

a. 0.
b. mgr.
c. 2mgr.
d. a function of the angular velocity.
e. small at first, then increasing as the Frisbee loses the torque given it by your hand.


A

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