document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004806>Question 1004806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circular blade on a saw has a diameter of 7.5 inches and rotates at 2400 revolutions per minute. Find the linear speed of the saw (in feet per second) as it contacts the wood.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So far I have tried multiplying the 7.5 inches and the 2400 rpm to get 18000 inches per minute, then dividing by 12 to turn inches into feet. Then I multiplied it by 60 to turn minutes into seconds. My answer was 90,000 feet per second, a different answer than what my book says. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621158 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621158\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One revolution is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Api%2A%287.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Api%2A%287.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400%28rev%2Fminute%29%2A%28%282%2Api%2A%287.5%29%29%2F1%29%28inches%2Frev%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2400%28rev%2Fminute%29%2A%28%282%2Api%2A%287.5%29%29%2F1%29%28inches%2Frev%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------for inches per minute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400%28rev%2Fminute%29%2A%28%282%2Api%2A%287.5%29%29%2F1%29%28inches%2Frev%29%281%2F12%29%28feet%2Finch%29%281%2F60%29%28minutes%2Fseconds%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------for feet per second\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continue simplifying.<BR>\n" );
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