SOLUTION: There are 20 rollers under a conveyor belt, and each roller has a radius of 15 inches. The rollers turn at a rate of 40 revolutions per minute. What is the linear speed of the conv

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Question 694742: There are 20 rollers under a conveyor belt, and each roller has a radius of 15 inches. The rollers turn at a rate of 40 revolutions per minute. What is the linear speed of the conveyor belt?
Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
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linear speed= rw=radius *angular speed
angular speed=40 revolutions/min
so linear speed=15*40 inch/min=600 inch/min