SOLUTION: One end of a rope is attached to a winch (circular drum) of radius 2 feet and the other to a steel beam on the ground. When the winch is rotated, the rope wraps around the drum and

Question 721519: One end of a rope is attached to a winch (circular drum) of radius 2 feet and the other to a steel beam on the ground. When the winch is rotated, the rope wraps around the drum and pulls the beam upward. Through what angle must the winch be rotated to raise the beam 6 feet above the ground?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of full turn of the winch would be , and since 360 degrees are in 1 winch full rotation, degrees is the amount of winch rotation.
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