A Ferris wheel completes 6 revolutions in 12 minutes. The radius of the Ferris wheel is 40 feet.
What is the linear velocity of the ferris wheel in inches per second?

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Answer:

25.13 inches per second

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for linear velocity is:

[tex]v=\frac{2\pi r}{T}[/tex]

Where [tex]r[/tex] is the radius, and [tex]T[/tex] is the period of oscilation.

The radius is:

[tex]r=40feet[/tex] but because we need the answer in inches per second we need to convert this to inches (1 feet = 12 inches):

[tex]r=40*12in\\r=480in[/tex]

and the Period is the time it takes to complete a revolucion:

[tex]T=\frac{12minutes}{6revolutions}\\ T=2minutes/revolution[/tex]

it takes 2 minutes to complete 1 revolution. Again, since we need the result in inches per second we need to convert the Period to seconds (1 minute = 60 seconds)

[tex]T=2*60seconds/revolution\\T=120seconds/revolution[/tex]

substituting our values for the linear velocity:

[tex]v=\frac{2\pi r}{T}[/tex]

[tex]v=\frac{2\pi (480inches)}{120seconds} \\v=25.13inches/second[/tex]

the linear velocity is 25.13 inches per second