You're riding a bicycle with 13-inch radius wheels. When the speed is 44ft/sec, how many revolutions are her wheels making per one minute?

Jason Farmer

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2021-02-08

You're riding a bicycle with 13-inch radius wheels. When the speed is 44ft/sec, how many revolutions are her wheels making per one minute?

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Roosevelt Houghton

Roosevelt Houghton

Skilled2021-02-09Added 106 answers

υ=rω
υ= linear speed
r=radiu
ω= angular speed
Convert upsilon into inch/min:
υ=4fts×12ch1ft×60s1min=2880chmin
Substitute into the formula
13ω=2880
ω=288013radmin
1revolution= 2π radians =ω
ω=288013radmin×1rev2πrad
35.3 revolutions per min.

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