document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456959>Question 456959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Story Problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A special vehicle for traveling on glacial ice has tires that are 4.8 ft in diameter. If the vehicle travels at 3.5 mi/h, what is the angular velocity (in r/min) of the tire? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=313556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Linear velocity v and angular velocity w are related by the formula v = r*w, where r is the radius of the circle.  The radius of the tire is 4.8/2 = 2.4 ft = 0.000454 mi.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+v%2Fr+=+3.5%2F0.000454+=+7709.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+v%2Fr+=+3.5%2F0.000454+=+7709.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > radians per hour, or 128.49 radians per minute, is the angular velocity. </SPAN>\n" );
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