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A Ferris wheel has a radius of 32 feet and completes one revolution (or full rotation) every 5.8 minutes. At what constant angular speed does the Ferris wheel rotate at (in radians per minute)?______ radians per minute

A Ferris wheel has a radius of 32 feet and completes one revolution (or full rotation-example-1

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Angular speed is represented by the following expression:


\begin{gathered} w=(\Delta\theta)/(\Delta t) \\ \text{where,} \\ \Delta\theta=\text{ revolution } \\ \Delta t=\text{ time} \end{gathered}

By the information given:

A complete revoluion is 2pi radians


\begin{gathered} w=(2\pi)/(5.8) \\ w=1.08\text{ radians per minute} \end{gathered}

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