To find: The speed of the rider rising.
Answer to Problem 40E
The speed of the rider rising is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given radius of the wheel is
Calculation:
Consider the figure.
Figure
In the figure, look at the red triangle.
When the height of the rider is
And,
If, the wheel makes
Thus,
Thus,
Differentiate both sides with respect to
Substitute the value of
Therefore the speed of the rider rising is
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