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String is wrapped around an object of mass M = 0.3 kg and moment of inertia I = 0.01 kg·m2. You pull the string with your hand 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 (see the figure). This is like a yo-yo; nothing but the vertical string touches the object. When your hand is a height y0 = 0.26 m above the floor, the object has an angular speed 0 = 14 radians/s. When your hand has risen to a height y = 0.66 m above the floor, what is the angular speed of the object? Your answer must be numeric and not contain the symbol F.

Mass of yoyo 
Moment of inertia of yoyo 
Initial height of hand 
Initial angular speed 
Final height of hand 
Final angular speed is 
Work-Energy theorem : work done by all forces is change in kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy of yoyo 
Since the position of yoyo did not change, 


Work done by hand of person 
Change in kinetic energy 


Since the yoyo is at rest, acceleration of center of mass of yoyo is zero.

Applying Newtons second law to the yoyo 



Final angular velocity