SOLUTION: A boat is winched up a ramp on a cable that winds around a 6" diameter drum. What total angle, to the nearest degree, must the winch turn through to pull the boat 8 feet up the ram

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Question 1106068: A boat is winched up a ramp on a cable that winds around a 6" diameter drum. What total angle, to the nearest degree, must the winch turn through to pull the boat 8 feet up the ramp?
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A boat is winched up a ramp on a cable that winds around a 6" diameter drum. What total angle, to the nearest degree, must the winch turn through to pull the boat 8 feet up the ramp?
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Each turn is 6pi inches
96/(6pi) = 16/pi turns
360*16/pi =~ 1833 degs