SOLUTION: The radii of the pedal sprocket, the wheel sprocket, and the wheel of the bicycle are 4 inches, 2 inches, and 14 inches, respectively. A cyclist is pedaling at a rate of 1 revoluti

Question 772050: The radii of the pedal sprocket, the wheel sprocket, and the wheel of the bicycle are 4 inches, 2 inches, and 14 inches, respectively. A cyclist is pedaling at a rate of 1 revolution per second.
Question:
Find the speed of the bicycle in feet per second and miles per hour.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The radii of the pedal sprocket, the wheel sprocket, and the wheel of the bicycle are 4 inches, 2 inches, and 14 inches, respectively. A cyclist is pedaling at a rate of 1 revolution per second.
Find the speed of the bicycle in feet per second and miles per hour.
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4-inch pedal sprocket rotates at 1 rev/sec
2-inch wheel sprocket rotates at twice the rate of the pedal sprocket=2 rev/sec
14 inch wheel rotates 2/14=1/7 the rate of the wheel sprocket=2/7 rev/sec
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AMP Parsing Error of [((2/7) rev/sec)*(2pi(14) inches/rev)*(ft/12 inches)]: Invalid function ')*(2\pi(14)inches/rev)*(ft/12inches)': opening bracket expected at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 70. .
inches and rev cancel out
(2/7)(28pi)/12=8pi/12=2pi/3=2.09 ft/sec
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AMP Parsing Error of [((2pi/3) ft/sec)*(3600 sec/hr)*(mi/5280 ft)]: Invalid function ')*(3600sec/hr)*(mi/5280ft)': opening bracket expected at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 70. .
sec and ft cancel out
2pi*3600/3*5280=1.42 mi/hr
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speed of the bicycle=2.09 ft/sec or 1.42 mi/hr
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