Answer :
Answer:
Linear velocity = 0.63 feet per second
Step-by-step explanation:
There is a relation between angular velocity and linear velocity of a point on the circumference of a moving wheel.
The relation is linear velocity = r × Angular velocity
Since Ferris wheel is 60 feet tall and takes 5 minutes to make one revolution.
It means Ferris wheel has the radius = 30 feet
and angular velocity of the point on the circumference = [tex]\frac{2\pi }{5}[/tex] feet per minute = [tex]\frac{2\pi }{5(60)}=\frac{\pi }{150}[/tex] feet per second
Now we put these values in the formula
Linear velocity = 30 × [tex]\frac{\pi }{150}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{\pi }{5}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{3.14}{5}=0.628[/tex] feet per second
Therefore, my linear velocity will be 0.62 feet per second.