SOLUTION: find the distance traveled by a point on the edge of a tire with radius 18 inches if it is rolled in a straight line for 90 turns?
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Question 885811: find the distance traveled by a point on the edge of a tire with radius 18 inches if it is rolled in a straight line for 90 turns?
Answer by kadash12(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the circumference of the wheel.
r=18
2(pi)r^2==2(pi)18^2=2(pi)324=pi648->circumference
Now for distance traveled per turn is
pi648(90)=pi58320 inches
about 183217.684 inches
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