Question

A Ferris wheel car moves from point C to point D on the circle shown below:

What is the arc length the car traveled, to the nearest hundredth?

a. 5.89 feet
b. 6.23 feet
c. 7.46 feet
d. 8.15 feet

Answer 1

The arc in degrees is to the total circle degrees of 360 as the arc length is to the circumference of the circle.

45/360 = x/(2*pi*7.5) where x is the 45 degree arc in linear measure

Answer 2

@Directrix can you help me with my question when you are done?

Answer 3

ok

Answer 4

@lowcard2

Answer 5

sorry my computer was frozeeee lol but .a. 5.89 feet??

Answer 6

That is what I got.