SOLUTION: the wheels of a truck travelling at 60 km/h make 4 revolutions per second. What is the diameter of each wheel in metres

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Question 736358: the wheels of a truck travelling at 60 km/h make 4 revolutions per second. What is the diameter of each wheel in metres
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the wheels of a truck travelling at 60 km/h make 4 revolutions per second.
What is the diameter of each wheel in metres
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Find the distance traveled by the wheel in 1 sec
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= 16 meters traveled in on sec
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At 4 rps
4*pi*d = 16
d =
d = 1.3263 meters is the diameter of the wheel
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Check that
~ 60 km/hr

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