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Physics 211, Quiz 12A

Question 1:

A wheel of radius R = 20 cm rolls a distance d = 76 cm. How many radians does it rotate?

  Answer:  The angle in radians is

                          length of arc      76 cm
                angle  =  -------------  =  -------
                             radius          20 cm
               

                       =  3.8 radians

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