String is wrapped around an object of mass 1.5kg and moment of inertia 0.0015kg-m2(the density of the object is not uniform). With your hand you pull the string straight up with some constant force F such that the center of the object does not move up or down, but the object spins faster and faster (Figure 9.62). This is like a yo-yo; nothing but the vertical string touches the object. When your hand is a height y0=0.25mabove the floor, the object has an angular speed ω0=12rad/s. When your hand has risen to a height y=0.35m above the floor, what is the angular speed of the object? Your answer must be numeric and not contain the symbol F.

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The angular speed of the object is 41037rad/s.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data is listed below as,

  • The moment of inertia of the string is,I=0.0015kg-m2
  • The mass of the object is,m=1.5kg
  • Initially, the height of the hand above the floor is,y0=0.25m
  • The initial angular speed of the object is, ω0=12rad/s
  • Finally, the height of the hand above the floor is, y=0.35 m
02

Significance of the angular speed

Angular speed is described as the ratio of the change in the angular rotation to the time. However, it is also known as rotational or angular velocity. This is also helps in understanding the rotation of an object.

03

Calculation of the work done

The equation of the change in energy of the system is:

W=Ktrans+Krot …(i)

Here, Ktrasis transitional kinetic energy is zero because mass is not moving and Krotis rotational kinetic energy.

Equation (i) can be expressed as follows:

krot=W …(ii)

The equation of the force can be calculated as:

F=m.g

Here, m is the mass of the object, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

The equation of the work done is expressed as:

W=Fy-y0

Here, Fis the force exerted, y is the final height and y0is the initial height.

Substitute all the values in above equation.

W=m.g.y-y0

04

Determination of the angular speed for the system

As the moment of inertia is given, the equation of the rotational kinetic energy becomes:

Krot=12Iω2-12Iω20

Here, I is the moment of inertia, ωis the final angular speed, and ω2is the initial angular speed.

Substitute all the values in equation (ii).

12Iω2-12Iω20=m.g.y-y0Iω2-ω20=2.m.g.y-y0ω2-ω20=2.m.g.y-y0Iω=ω02+2.m.g.y-y0I

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

ω=12rad/s2+2×1.2kg×0.35m-0.25m0.0015kg.m2=144rad2/s2+2×1.2kg×0.98m2/s20.0015kg.m2=144rad2/s2+23.52kg.m2/s20.0015kg.m2=144rad/s

Thus, the angular speed of the object is 144rad/s.

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