One LAST question ...
My friends were telling me that I needed the inner radius of the yo-yo to solve this question.
Was this not true? I feel like I'm missing a vital component ...
If not, I guess I'm good...
But yeah, worried about that inner radius ..!
HOLY MOLEY I might've just done something.
I got v = 3.61489.
Then I did vf = vi + at.
3.61458 = 0 + 9.8t
t = 0.368 seconds.
Wait ... the time it takes to fall while unraveling than the time it takes to fall in free fall (0.45 seconds) should be longer though ... gianeiogneoa I'm so lost! :(
I'm confused on finding the final velocity.
What did I find? I got that v = 3.61478 m/s after solving that whole mess up there, using g = 9.8 m/s^2 and h = 1 meter.
Thanks.
I can't change the research question :( It's metaphorical, and we are using that question to solve for the time for comparison. I already solved for the time during free fall - I just need to solve the time during the falling of the yoyo while unraveling!
The string is not necessarily 1 meter. A string is there, but I think it simply exists to slow it down. And yes, the string is all wrapped around the inner radius and we are dropping it while it unravels for a height of 1 meter.
Homework Statement
This is for a lab report.
Research Question: Why does a yoyo fall slower when unraveled than a yoyo in free fall?
I need to find the time it takes for a yo-yo to travel 1 meter (falling) while unraveling/unwinding.
The height is 1 meter.
r = inner radius
(I'm not looking...