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17 July, 16:03

The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is located in Singapore. Standing 42 stories high and holding as many as 780 passengers, the Ferris wheel has a diameter of 150 meters and takes approximately 30 minutes to make a full circle. Determine the speed of riders (in m/s and mi/hr) on the Singapore Flyer. (GIVEN: 1.00 m/s

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  1. 17 July, 16:27
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    Given:

    D = 150 m

    w = 30 rpm

    To rad/s,

    30 rev/min * 2pi rad/1 rev * 1 min/60 s

    = 3.142 rad/s

    v = w * r

    v = 3.142 * 75

    = 235.65 m/s

    In mi/hr,

    235.65 m/1 s * 1 mi/1608.344 m * 3600 s/1 hr

    = 527.5 mi/hr.
  2. 17 July, 16:37
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    Given Information:

    Time period = T = 30 minutes

    Diameter of wheel = d = 150 m

    Required Information:

    speed in m/s = ?

    speed in mi/hr = ?

    Answer:

    speed in m/s = 0.262

    speed in mi/hr = 0.586

    Explanation:

    The speed is given by

    speed = distance/time

    distance = 2πr

    therefore,

    v = 2πr/T

    where r is the radius of wheel and T is the time taken to complete one full cycle.

    T = 30*60

    T = 1800 seconds

    r = d/2

    r = 150/2

    r = 75 m

    v = 2π*75/1800

    v = 0.262 m/s

    v = 0.262 m/s * 3600/1609

    v = 0.586 mi/hr
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