Answer:
diameter of the wheel = 28.98 in (2 d.p.)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given information:
- A unicycle wheel makes five rotations
- The unicycle travels 37.94 feet
Circumference of a circle = πd (where d is the diameter)
One rotation of the wheel is equal to the circumference of the wheel.
Therefore, 5 rotations is equal to the sum of 5 circumferences.
To find the diameter of the wheel in feet, equate the expression for 5 circumferences to the total distance traveled and solve for d:
[tex]\begin{aligned}\textsf{5 circumferences} & = \textsf{total distance traveled}\\\implies 5 \pi d & = \sf 37.94\: ft\\d & = \sf \dfrac{37.94}{5 \pi}\\d & = \sf 2.415335416... \:ft \end{aligned}[/tex]
As 1 foot = 12 inches, multiply the found diameter in feet by 12 to calculate the diameter in inches:
[tex]\begin{aligned}d & =2.415335416... \times 12\\\implies d & = \sf 28.98\:\:in\:(2\:d.p.)\end{aligned}[/tex]
Therefore, the diameter of the wheel is 28.98 in (2 d.p.).
