Question

A piece of gum is stuck at the bottom of a tire...

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

This is the pre-calculus version of the arc length problem. The formula we need for this is:

`s=r\theta`

where s is the arc length (here, the distance she has to travel to get the gum off the tire), r is the radius, and theta is the angle given (the angle here always always has to be in radians!!!) Filling in accordingly, we get

`s=(6.5)((37\pi )/(90))`

Do the math. You need the answer rounded to the nearest inch, so that means you have to multiply in the pi (I used 3.1415):

s = 8 inches