If you're on a Ferris wheel at a carnival, seated 10 m from the Ferris wheel's axis that makes a complete rotation each minute, your linear speed is
A)10 m/min.
B)31.4 m/min.
C)62.8 m/min.
D)100 m/min.
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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

We can use the formula for linear speed (v) of an object rotating around a fixed point:

v = rω

where r is the distance from the axis of rotation and ω is the angular velocity in radians per minute.

In this case, r = 10 m and ω = 2π/60 radians per minute (since the Ferris wheel makes a complete rotation each minute and there are 2π radians in a circle).

Plugging in these values, we get:

v = (10 m)(2π/60 min) ≈ 62.8 m/min

So the answer is C.

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