Answer:
- a) 6 inches
- b) 113 inches per second
Explanation:
Let the child bicycle wheel radius be x
Then its circumference is
a) Solving for x
- 37.7 = 2*3.14x
- x = 37.7/6.28
- x = 6.0 in
b) Mountain bicycle has twice the circumference of a child bicycle
In 2 seconds it makes 3 revolutions
It makes the distance of
- d = 3*2*37.7 = 226.2 inches in t = 2 seconds
Speed = d/t
Speed is:
- 226.2/2 = 113 inches/second