Circular Motion: Solving for Distance Traveled in an Hour

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CIRCULAR MOTION!

Homework Statement


A wheel 1 meter in diameter is rotating at 100 revolutions per minute along a level stretch. How far down the road does the wheel travel in hour?


Homework Equations


i think...
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The Attempt at a Solution


100 revs=200(pi) radians/60sec * 3600sec=
=10.47 * 3600sec
=3.769*10^4 rads/hr

S=(theta)(r)
S=(theta)(.5 meters)
S=(3.769*10^4 rads/hr)(0.5m)
S=1.88*10^4 m

Please corroborate such undertakings!
 
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