(9) A car wheel has a radius of [tex]35 \, \text{cm}[/tex].

(a) What is the circumference of the wheel?

(b) If the wheel rotates 100,000 times, how far does the car travel?



Answer :

Sure, let's solve this step by step.

### Part (a) - Calculating the Circumference

The formula to calculate the circumference \(C\) of a circle is given by:
[tex]\[ C = 2 \pi r \][/tex]

where:
- \( \pi \approx 3.14159 \)
- \( r \) is the radius of the circle

In this problem, the radius \(r\) of the wheel is 35 cm.

Plugging in the values:
[tex]\[ C = 2 \times \pi \times 35 \][/tex]

This gives us the circumference:
[tex]\[ C \approx 219.9114857512855 \, \text{cm} \][/tex]

So, the circumference of the wheel is approximately \(219.91\) cm.

### Part (b) - Calculating the Total Distance Traveled

To find out how far the car travels after the wheel has rotated a certain number of times, we must multiply the circumference of the wheel by the number of rotations.

Given:
- The wheel rotates 100,000 times
- The circumference of the wheel \(C \approx 219.9114857512855 \, \text{cm}\)

Total distance traveled [tex]\[ D \][/tex] is calculated as follows:
[tex]\[ D = \text{Circumference} \times \text{Number of Rotations} \][/tex]

Plugging in the values:
[tex]\[ D = 219.9114857512855 \, \text{cm} \times 100000 \][/tex]

This gives us:
[tex]\[ D \approx 21991148.57512855 \, \text{cm} \][/tex]

Therefore, the car travels approximately \(21991148.57512855\) cm after the wheel rotates 100,000 times.

Converting this distance to meters, since 1 meter = 100 cm, we have:
[tex]\[ D \approx 219911.4857512855 \, \text{meters} \][/tex]

So, the car travels approximately \(219911.49\) meters or around \(219.91\) kilometers.

### Summary

(a) The circumference of the wheel is approximately \(219.91\) cm.
(b) After 100,000 rotations, the car travels approximately [tex]\(21991148.57512855\)[/tex] cm, which is about [tex]\(219.91\)[/tex] kilometers.

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