Suppose you're on a Ferris wheel at a carnival, seated 10 m from the Ferris wheel's axis. If you make a complete rotation each minute, your linear speed is?
Can anyone show me the formula for this?
2007-03-11 09:18:07 · 3 answers · asked by angelgirl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
U calculate the circumference and cause u make one rotation per second, the circumference its the same like the linear speed.
circumference: 2*R*PI = 2*10*3.1415 = 62.83 m
Periode is one, so your speed is 62.83 m/s
Basic formular: circumference/Rotation_Period
2007-03-11 09:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its actually 1.05m/s
or 62.83 m/min
62.83 m/s = 140.5 mph which is a bit fast
2007-03-11 10:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by rg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
circumference divided by period.
2007-03-11 09:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋