Question

6. A yo-yo with a mass of 0.5 kg is tied to a radius of 2 m and is spinning at 3 m/s. What
is the centripetal force acting on the yo-yo?

Answer 1

Given that,

Mass of yo-yo, m = 0.5 kg

Radius of the path, r = 2 m

Speed of the object, v = 3 m/s

To find,

The centripetal force acting on the yo-yo.

Solution,

The formula for the centripetal force is given as follows :

$F=\dfrac{mv^2}{r}\\\\F=\dfrac{0.5\times (3)^2}{2}\\\\F=2.25\ N$

So, the magnitude of centripetal force acting on the y-yo is 2.25 N.