SOLUTION: A child is riding on a Ferris wheel whose diameter is 82ft. If the Ferris wheel completes one revolution every 18 seconds, how fast (nearest 0.1) is the child moving while the whee

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Question 588366: A child is riding on a Ferris wheel whose diameter is 82ft. If the Ferris wheel completes one revolution every 18 seconds, how fast (nearest 0.1) is the child moving while the wheel is turning?
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A child is riding on a Ferris wheel whose diameter is 82ft. If the Ferris wheel completes one revolution every 18 seconds, how fast (nearest 0.1) is the child moving while the wheel is turning?
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Circumference+=+pi%2Ad+=+82%2Api feet
82%2Api%2F18 =~ 14.3 ft/sec