SOLUTION: A bucket of water is brought up from a well 9.68 m deep by a rope which winds round a drum 22 cm in diameter. How many turns of the handle are required to bring up a bucket from th

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Question 547092: A bucket of water is brought up from a well 9.68 m deep by a rope which winds round a drum 22 cm in diameter. How many turns of the handle are required to bring up a bucket from the bottom of the well?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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drum diameter = 22 cm = 0.22 m
radius = 0.22/2=0.11 m
height = 9.68 m
2 * pi * 0.11=0.691 m
Number of turns = 9.68/0.691
= 14 turns