a street that is 116 M long is covered in snow. City workers are using a snow plow to clear the street. A tire on the snow plow house to turn 29 x and traveling the length of the street. What is the diameter of the tire. Use the value 314 for pie

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Brooklyn Gilmore

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11 November, 23:56

a street that is 116 M long is covered in snow. City workers are using a snow plow to clear the street. A tire on the snow plow house to turn 29 x and traveling the length of the street. What is the diameter of the tire. Use the value 314 for pie

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Ryleigh · Answer 1

Let diameter of the tire be D.

It turned 29 times and travelled 116 m in distance.

Using the circumference formula,

116=29 (2 π r) = 29 * (π D) = 29 (3.14 D)

Solve for D

D=116 / (3.14*29) = 1.274 m.

Answer: The diameter of the tire is 1.27 m (to three significant figures)