Question
if a car were to travel exactly one mile ,one of its tires would make 830 revolutions.Find the radius of the tire in inches.
Answers
Reiny
1 mile = 5280 feet or 63360 inches
so
830(2πr) = 63360
r = 63360/(2π(830)) = 12.15
so
830(2πr) = 63360
r = 63360/(2π(830)) = 12.15
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