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Homework Statement
The angular velocity of the ferris wheel with a diameter of 18m is pi/24 radians/s. How would that compare to m/s?
Homework Equations
v=(2pi(r))/360
The Attempt at a Solution
2pi(9)/360
=0.157m/s
would that be 1.178m/s?RUber said:Right, so what do you get for speed in m/sec?
The formula for converting radius/s to m/s is m/s = (radius/s) x (2 x π).
The unit of measurement for radius/s is seconds (s) and the unit of measurement for m/s is meters per second (m/s).
Let's say we have a radius/s value of 5. Using the formula, we can calculate m/s by multiplying 5 by 2 x π, which equals approximately 31.42 m/s.
Converting radius/s to m/s allows us to measure the speed of an object in terms of distance traveled per unit of time, which is a more commonly used unit of measurement in science and everyday life.
Yes, there is a difference. Radius is the distance from the center of a circle to its edge, while circumference is the distance around the edge of a circle. Converting radius/s to m/s involves multiplying by 2 x π, while converting circumference/s to m/s involves multiplying by π.