Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Angles and Radian Measure - Exercise Set - Page 534: 98

Answer

The required solution is $\text{314}\ \text{ft/min}$

Work Step by Step

The angle covered in one revolution is $2\pi \ \text{radians}$. The wheel is rotating at two revolutions per minute. The angle covered in one minute is $2\left( 2\pi \ \text{radians} \right)=4\pi \ \text{radians}$. And the angular speed $\omega $ is $4\pi \ \text{radians per minute}$. The radius of the Ferris wheel $ r $ is $25\ \text{feet}$. The linear speed $ v $ is given by: $ v=r\omega $ Put $25\ \text{feet}$ for $ r $ and $4\pi \ \text{radians per minute}$ for $\omega $: $\begin{align} & v=\left( 25\ \text{feet} \right)\left( 4\pi \ \text{radians per minute} \right) \\ & =100\pi \ \text{feet per minute} \end{align}$ Put $\pi =3.14159$: $\begin{align} & v=100\left( 3.14159 \right)\ \text{feet per minute} \\ & \text{=314}\text{.15}\ \text{feet}\ \text{per minute}\approx \text{314}\ \text{feet}\ \text{per minute} \end{align}$
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