Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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10. The Colossus was a ferris wheel built in Saint Louis in 1986. The diameter of the wheel is 165 feet. A brochure that
gives some statistics associated with Colossus indicates that it rotates at 1.5 revolutions per minute and also indicates
that a rider on the wheel is traveling at 10 miles per hour. Explain why these two numbers, 1.5 revolutions per minute
and 10 miles per hour, cannot both be correct.
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Transcribed Image Text:10. The Colossus was a ferris wheel built in Saint Louis in 1986. The diameter of the wheel is 165 feet. A brochure that gives some statistics associated with Colossus indicates that it rotates at 1.5 revolutions per minute and also indicates that a rider on the wheel is traveling at 10 miles per hour. Explain why these two numbers, 1.5 revolutions per minute and 10 miles per hour, cannot both be correct.
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