A motorcycle is traveling at 42 miles per hour on tires that measure 1.2 feet in diameter. Find the approximate angular speed of the tires in radians

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2021-06-02

A motorcycle is traveling at 42 miles per hour on tires that measure 1.2 feet in diameter. Find the approximate angular speed of the tires in radians per minute.

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Skilled2021-06-03Added 106 answers

Use the formula relating the linear speed v and angular speed ω:
v=ωr
where r is the radius. Convert 42 miles per hour to feet per minute: (42miles/hr)(1hr60min)(5280ft/1 mile)=3696ftmin
Substitute v=3696 ft/min and r=1.22=0.6 then find ω: 3696=ω(0.6)
36960.6=w
ω=6160 radians per minute

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