SOLUTION: A car wheel has a 15 inch radous. Through what angle does the wheel turn whwn the car rolls forward 3 ft?
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Question 1049257: A car wheel has a 15 inch radous. Through what angle does the wheel turn whwn the car rolls forward 3 ft?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The wheel "unreels" 3 ft of it's circumference
Let = circumference
in
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in wheel rolls forward
The angle in degrees that the wheel turns is:
137.51 degrees
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check the math
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