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In Physics / High School | 2014-09-11

A wheel has a radius of 0.30 m. It rotates 185 times before it stops.

How far did the vehicle travel?

Asked by dmwa

Answer (3)

The circumference of any circle is (2 pi) x (radius) .
185 times the circumference of a circle is (185) x (2 pi) x (radius) .
If the wheel doesn't slip, then it rolls (185) x (2 pi) x (0.3 m) = 348.72 m (rounded)

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

Here is the sollution:
During one rotation the wheel covers the distance of its circumference that can be counted with formula: x = 2 ∗ π ∗ r in which r is radius, then: x = 2 ∗ 3 , 14 ∗ 0.30 m = 1 , 884 m
We know that it rotates 185 times so you need to multiply the wheel's circumference by 185 to get total distance (D): D = 185 ∗ x = 185 ∗ 1 , 884 m = 348 , 54 m The answer is that the vehicle traveled 348,54 m far.

Answered by MaciekMind | 2024-06-10

The vehicle traveled approximately 348.06 meters after the wheel rotated 185 times. This was calculated using the circumference formula. By multiplying the circumference by the number of rotations, we determined the total distance traveled.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-10-31