Asked by Anonymous
A belt passes over a wheel of radius 25 cm. If a point on the belt has a speed of 26 m/s. How fast is the wheel turning? Express your answer in rad/s.
Answers
Answered by
Reiny
The circumference of the wheel is 50π cm = π/2 m
1 rotation covers π/2 m
x rotations cover 26 m
x/1 = 26/(π/2)
x = 52/π = appr 16.55
the wheel is turning at 16.55 rotations/second
or appr 993 rpm
1 rotation covers π/2 m
x rotations cover 26 m
x/1 = 26/(π/2)
x = 52/π = appr 16.55
the wheel is turning at 16.55 rotations/second
or appr 993 rpm
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.