A ferris wheel in an amusement park takes an average of 17 sec for each revolution. What is its average angular speed?
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In this case, the ferris wheel completes one revolution (360 degrees) in 17 seconds. So, the change in angle is 360 degrees and the change in time is 17 seconds. Plugging these values into the formula, we get: ω = 360/17 ω ≈ 21.18 degrees/second Show more…
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