Question

A boy wants to jump onto a carousel that is spinning at a rate of 14 revolutions per minute. If the carousel is 23 feet in diamter, how fast must the boy run to match the speed of the carousel and jump on?A) 2.68 feet per second.B) 1,011.59 feet per second.C) 33.72 feet per second.D) 16.86 feet per second.

Answer 1

16.86 ft/s

Explanation:

Given that

Speed of the carousel, s = 14 rpm

Distance from the carousel, d = 23 ft

To start with, we convert the given speed to revolution per second, so that

s = 14/60 rev/sec

To find the needed speed, we use the formula

v =2πnR, remember that Diameter = 2R, so we substitute D for 2R and get πnD

v = πnD, and we use this to find our needed velocity

v = 3.142 * 14/60 * 23

v = 72.266 * 14/60

v = 16.86 ft/s

Therefore the boy must run at a speed of 16.86 ft/s in order to be able to match the carousel and jump on it