A carousel with a 50 feet diameter makes 4 revolutions per minute. Find the angular speed of the carousel in radians per minute. Find the linear speed of the platform rim of the carousel.
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The diameter is 50 feet, so the radius is half of that, which is 25 feet. Show more…
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