A few days ago
vashp2029

Can someone help me with this Trigonometry/Physics Problem?

Here is the problem, and I cannot figure how to go about solving it. I have more than one of these, but I only need to see one done so that I can apply that method for all the others. Thank you in advance.

A car’s wheel (with tire) is 26 inches in diameter and its center is 12 inches above the road. If the car is traveling at 60 feet per second, how fast is the highest point of the tire moving relative to the ground?

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A few days ago
kitty

Favorite Answer

If the diameter is 26 inches, the centre of the wheel must be half that, ie 13 inches, above the ground, not 12 inches.
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