You and a friend are going to ride on a Ferris wheel. For a little extra fun, when your friend is at the very top of the Ferris wheel she's going to drop a tennis ball. How far around the Ferris wheel in radians from your friend should you sit so you can catch the ball?

Question

Details and assumptions
The Ferris wheel radius is R=20 m.
The Ferris wheel goes around at a constant angular velocity ω=0.2 rad/s.
The acceleration of gravity is −9.8 m/s2.
Neglect air resistance.

Answer 1

i think its 5157.9442 radians

Answer 2

123665986956125361365362