Question

A merry-go-round at an amusement park makes 2 revolutions per minute. If thelinear speed of a person riding on an outside horse is 2.4 ft./sec, how far, in feet, isthe horse from the center of the merry-go-round? Use 3.14 for r, round to thenearest tenth, and enter the number only.

Answer 1

Given

A merry-go-round at an amusement park makes 2 revolutions per minute. If the linear speed of a person riding on an outside horse is 2.4 ft./sec

Answer

Revolutions per mint = 2

Revolutions per second = 2/60 = 1/30