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So if the support is not supported by the ground and is allowed to move with the wheel then it would rotate around the center of mass?

So if using this as a diagram how does the wheel initially start moving in the horizontal plane and where are the forces labeled on the diagram?

The center of mass of a system is defined as a point that acts as if all the mass is concentrated on that one point whereby all forces may act on it. With a wheel gyroscope as an example where the center of mass is in the middle of the wheel when the wheel is spun and let go, the wheel undergoes...