SOLUTION: An ant stands at the edge of a potter's wheel with a diameter of 12 inches. The wheel spins at 255 revolutions per minute. Answer the following questions about the ant's velocity.

Question 825953: An ant stands at the edge of a potter's wheel with a diameter of 12 inches. The wheel spins at 255 revolutions per minute. Answer the following questions about the ant's velocity. Use pi to represent pi.
a) What is the ant's angular velocity? Include appropriate units in your answer.
b) What is the ant's linear velocity? Include appropriate units in your answer.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An ant stands at the edge of a potter's wheel with a diameter of 12 inches. The wheel spins at 255 revolutions per minute. Answer the following questions about the ant's velocity. Use pi to represent pi.
a) What is the ant's angular velocity? Include appropriate units in your answer.
255*2pi radians/minute
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b) What is the ant's linear velocity? Include appropriate units in your answer.
255*pi*12 inch/minute
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Use pi to represent pi. - always a good idea
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