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Travel Distance A car’s wheels are 28 in. in diameter. How far (in mi.) will the car travel if its wheels revolve 10,000 times without slipping?
The distance travelled by a car in miles when wheel of the car revolves
Answer to Problem 69E
The distance travelled by a car in miles is
Explanation of Solution
Formulas used:
Circumference of a circular wheel is
Calculation:
The distance travelled by a wheel is multiple of its circumference to the number of revolutions.
The diameter of a car’s wheel is
Substitute
The radius is
The distance travelled by wheel is,
Substitute
The distance travelled by wheel is
Convert inches into miles as follows.
Thus the distance travelled by a car in miles is
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