document.write( "Question 967701: A bicycle has a rear wheel with a radius of 25\". Attached to this wheel is a sprocket of radius 1.9\". If the bike moves 40 feet when the pedals are rotated through an angle of 360°, then what is the radius of the large sprocket which is attached to the pedals? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #591474 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bicycle has a rear wheel with a radius of 25\". Attached to this wheel is a sprocket of radius 1.9\". If the bike moves 40 feet when the pedals are rotated through an angle of 360°, then what is the radius of the large sprocket which is attached to the pedals? \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "40 ft=40*12/2(pi)*r=480/50(pi)=3.056 rev (small sprocket rotation) \n" ); document.write( "360 deg=1 rev (large sprocket rotation) \n" ); document.write( "radius of large sprocket=3.056*1.9=5.8 in \n" ); document.write( " |