6) A Ferris wheel at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair had a diameter of 250 ft and made one revolution

in 30 minutes
a) Find the exact angular speed in radians per hour
b) Find the linear speed of a person riding the Ferris wheel in miles per hour. Round to 2 decimal

1 answer

a) 2 rev/hr = 4π rad/hr

b) 4π*125 ft/hr
now make that into mi/hr