SOLUTION: A railroad toy is laid out in circular form. What diameter should be used if the track is to change direction by 60° in a distance of 30 cm?
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Question 933556: A railroad toy is laid out in circular form. What diameter should be used if the track is to change direction by 60° in a distance of 30 cm? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A railroad toy is laid out in circular form. What diameter should be used if the track is to change direction by 60° in a distance of 30 cm?
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The entire angle around the track is 6*60 degrees = 360 degrees
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Therefore the entire distance around the track is 6*30 = 180 cm
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Perimeter = pi*(diameter)
180 = pi*diameter
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diameter = 180/pi is approximately 57.3 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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