document.write( "Question 467530: A flywheel of radius 10 inches is turning at the rate 900 rpm. How fast does a point on the rim travel in ft/sec? \n" ); document.write( "
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10 inches = 10/12 feet
\n" ); document.write( "= 0.83 feet
\n" ); document.write( "diameter = 1.66 feet\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Circumference = pi*d
\n" ); document.write( "3.14 * 1.66 feet= 5.21 feet\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "rpm = 900 In 1 minute the point travels
\n" ); document.write( "5.21*900 =4691 feet \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4691 feet in 60 sec
\n" ); document.write( "so 4691/60 = 78.2 ft/sec
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