SOLUTION: A wheel with radius 1 m rolled in a straight line through one complete revolution on a flat horizontal surface. How many metres did the centre of the wheel travel horizontally fro

Question 321143: A wheel with radius 1 m rolled in a straight line through one complete revolution on a flat horizontal surface. How many metres did the centre of the wheel travel horizontally from its starting location?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A wheel with radius 1 m rolled in a straight line through one complete revolution on a flat horizontal surface. How many metres did the centre of the wheel travel horizontally from its starting location?
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That would be equivalent to the circumference of the wheel:
(pi)(2r)
(3.14)(2*1)
(3.14)(2)
6.28 m
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