How Does the Fizeau Toothed Wheel Experiment Calculate the Speed of Light?

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To calculate the speed of light using the Fizeau toothed wheel experiment, one can use the number of teeth on the wheel, its revolutions per second, and the distance between the mirror and the wheel. The time taken for light to travel to the mirror and back can be determined from the wheel's rotation speed and the number of teeth. By calculating the time for one complete revolution and knowing the distance, the speed of light can be derived using the formula speed = distance/time. It's crucial to account for the round trip of the light beam in the calculations. This method effectively demonstrates the relationship between mechanical motion and the speed of light.
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If a problem gives the number of teeth on the wheel, the revolutions per second of the wheel and the distance betweeb the mirror and the toothed wheel...what formula do youuse to solve for the speed of light??
 
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The teeth on the wheel and the revolutions per second will give you the time between time. If you have time and a distance the speed shoudl be pretty straight forward!

(hint, remember it's there and back again!)
 

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