Question

A car manufacturer advertises that its new sports car has a turning radius of only 16 feet. The front tires are 4.5 feet apart. The path of the inside and outside tires is shown in the diagram. Compare the distance that the outside tires must travel to the distance the inside tires must travel in order to make a complete circle.

Answer 1

Answer:

12.5..............................

Answer 2

Answer:

Solution given:

radius of small circle[r]=16-4.5ft=11.5ft

radius of large circle[R]=16ft

nowcircumference of small circle=2πr=2*3.14*11.5=72.22ft

circumference of large circle=2πR=2*3.14*16=100.48ft

distance that the outside tires must travel to the distance the inside tires must travel in order to make a complete circle

=$\frac{100.48}{72.22}=\frac{32}{23}$

ratio is 32:23.