Question

A car is traveling with a velocity of 17 m/s on a straight horizontal highway. The wheels of the car have a radius of 48 cm. If the car then speeds up with an acceleration of 2 m/s² for 5 s, determine the number of revolutions of the wheels during this period.

Answer 1

the distance traveled is 17t + 1/2 at^2
with t=5 and a=2.

So, divide that by the circumference of the wheel = 2pi*48