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The radius of the wheel is 140.06 inches
Since the wheels on a truck are turning at 630 revolutions per minute as the truck travels at 50 miles per hour, we need to find the distance mover per revolution.
Distance moved per revolution by wheel
So, distance moved per revolution = speed of truck ÷ revolutions per minute
Speed of truck = 50 miles per hour
Converting to inches per min, we have
= 50 × 63360 in/hr ÷ 1 hr/60 min
= 3168000 in/60 min
= 52800 in/min
revolutions per min = 60 rev/min
So, substituting the variables into the equation, we have
distance moved per revolution = 52800 in/min ÷ 60 rev/min
= 880 in/rev
Circumference of the wheel
Since the distance moved per revolution is the circumference of the wheel, C we have that
C = 2πr where r = radius of wheel
Radius of the wheel
Making r subject of the formula, we have
r = C/2π
Since C = 880 in
Substituting the value of the variable into the equation, we have
r = C/2π
r = 880 in/2π
r = 440 in/π
r = 140.06 in
So, the radius of the wheel is 140.06 inches
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