Question

The tires of a tractor are 5.25 feet tall. what measure would help to find how many feet the tractor will travel in 1 rotation

and how many feet would it travel

Answer 1

16.485 feet

Explanation:

Given that tire is 5.25 feet tall

any circular shape is as tall as its diameter.

we can say that diameter of tire is 5.25 feet.

in one rotation tire will start from one point of tire and reach it again.

it is like on a circle moving from on one point and then reaching to same point.

and we know that distance covered on moving on the point of circle is equal to circumference.

Thus, measure of circumference would help to find how many feet the tractor will travel in 1 rotation.

circumference of circle is given by
`\pi D`

where D is the diameter of circle.

we will us 3.14 as value of
`\pi`

thus, circumference of circle is
`\pi * 5.25 = 3.14*5.25 = 16.485`

Hence, tractor would travel 16.485 feet in one rotation.