SOLUTION: A wheel revolves twice in 16.5 ft., and going around a circular portion of land, the wheel makes 200 revolutions. Determine area of the land in acres. Area of circle: Pi * R^2

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Question 1174487: A wheel revolves twice in 16.5 ft., and going around a circular portion of land, the wheel makes 200 revolutions. Determine area of the land in acres.
Area of circle: Pi * R^2
Wheel revolves once in 8.25 ft.
Acre = 43560 sq. ft.
Not sure how to solve.

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A wheel revolves twice in 16.5 ft., and going around a circular portion of land, the wheel makes 200 revolutions.
Determine area of the land in acres.
Area of circle: Pi * R^2
Wheel revolves once in 8.25 ft.
Acre = 43560 sq. ft.
Not sure how to solve.
:
Find the circumference of the land
200 * 8.25 = 1700 ft
Find the radius from this
= 1700
r =
r = 270.5634 ft is the radius
Find the area
A =
A = 229978.9 Sq/ft
Change to acres
= 5.28 acres

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