document.write( "Question 280031: pamela broke the fan belt on her car. the belt goes around two pulleys whose centers are 15 inches apart and each pulley is 4 inches in diameter. how long should the belt be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #203476 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the perimeter of the wheel = pi*d\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.14*4=12.56\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the distance between the centers is 15 inches\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*15 + 12.56=42.56 inches\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We take the perimeter of 1 wheel because the belt covers half perimeter on each wheel.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 times the distance between centers because it loops around \n" ); document.write( " |