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14ever1
Jun 7, 2012, 08:59 PM
Here's the question-please show your work, thank you.

A Wheel is rolling without slipping at 487 meters per second to the right on a level surface. The diameter of the wheel is 100 centimeters. What is the angular speed of the wheel in revolutions per minute?

ebaines
Jun 8, 2012, 07:05 AM
Divide the linear velocity of by the crcumference of the wheel - that will give you revolutions per second. Then multiply by 60 to get RPM.

By the way - 487m/s is faster than the speed of sound!