document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014958>Question 1014958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 20 rollers under a conveyor belt and each roller has a radius of 15 inches. The rollers turn at a rate of 50 revolutions per minute. What is the linear velocity of the conveyor belt? Please give your answer in feet per second, rounded to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of rollers is not relevant.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The circumference is 2*pi*r = 30pi inches = 2.5*pi feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "@ 50 rev/min --> 50*2.5*pi ft/min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 50*2.5*pi/60 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 65.4 ft/sec </SPAN>\n" );
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