Question

The Texas Star Ferris wheel is the most popular ride at the Texas State Fair. It has a radius of 65.8 meters. What is the tangental velocity of the cars if the Ferris wheel takes 180 seconds for the cars to go around once?
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cars if the Ferris wheel takes 180 seconds for the cars to go around once? Use the equation
T where 11-3.14

Answer 1

Answer:

The  tangential velocity for the cars are approximately 2.3 m/s

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The radius of the Texas Star Ferris wheel, r = 65.8 mete secondsrs

The time it takes the Ferris wheel to go round once = 180 seconds

The angular velocity, ω = Change in angle rotated/(Time duration of the change)

ω = Δθ/Δt = 2·π/180

The tangential velocity for the cars, $v_t$ = ω·r = 2 × 3.14/180 × 65.8 ≈ 2.3 m/s

The  tangential velocity for the cars, $v_t$ ≈ 2.3 m/s.