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| Question 156356:  To the nearest revolution per minute, find the angular velocity of a 28 inch bicycle wheel that has a linear speed of 30 miles per hour.
 Answer by Alan3354(69443)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! To the nearest revolution per minute, find the angular velocity of a 28 inch bicycle wheel that has a linear speed of 30 miles per hour. -------------------
 First, get the units to match.
 30 mph = 44 ft/sec = 528 inch/sec
 Find the rev per second, then rpm.
 The circumference is 28*PI inches, so the rps is
 528/(28*PI) and the rpm is 60 times that, or
 60*528/(28*PI)
 = 360 rpm
 
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