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Bicycle Wheels. Trig/Physics. Question?

The diameter of each wheel of a bicycle is 26 inches. If you are traveling at a speed of 35 miles per hour on this bicycle, through how many revolutions per minute are the wheels turning?

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Let’s convert miles per hour to feet per minute. 1 mile 5280 ft, 1 hour 60 minutes 1 mph 5280/60 88 ft/min 35 mph 35 * 88 3080 ft/min As the wheel rotates one time, the bicycle moves a distance which is equal to the circumference of the circle. C 2 * π * r, r 13 in C 2 * π * 13 26 * π in Let’s convert inches to feet by dividing by 12. C 26 * π ÷ 12 13/6 * π ≈ 6.807 ft This is the distance the bicycles moles as the wheel rotates one time. To determine the number of revolutions per minute, divide 3080 ft by this distance. 3080 ÷ (13/6 * π) The answer is approximately 452.5 rpm Sorry about my mistake!
Circumference is pi* diameter. A wheel with a diameter of 26 inches will have a circumference of 26*pi 81.68141 inches. So the wheel will travel 81.68141 inches for each revolution. 35 miles/hour x (5280 feet/1 miles) x (12 inches/1 foot) x (1 hour/60 minutes) x (1 rev/81.68141 inches) 452.4897 RPM. To the two significant figures provided in the original data, the answer would be 450 RPM.

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