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Homework Statement
Hi I'm having trouble with a question that's asking me to calculate the precession rate for a spinning top. The trouble that I'm having is that I don't understand how the angular momentum points along the axis of the spinning top (picture attached). When I use the formula ##L=r \times p## (where r and p are meant to be vectors) to find the direction I get it pointing inwards and slightly up at an angle. However, when I look online they seem to point it along the axis of the spinning top. Am i not allowed to use ##L=r \times p## for this case? If so why?
Thanks in advance
Homework Equations
##L=r \times p##