Given parameter:
Diameter of the ferris wheel = 80m
Unknown:
Distance covered in one complete rotation = ?
Solution:
One complete rotation will sweep through the circumference of the wheel.
So,
One complete rotation = Circumference of circle = 2 [tex]\pi[/tex] r
Where r is the radius;
Radius here is [tex]\frac{80}{2}[/tex] = 40m
So circumference = 2 x [tex]\pi[/tex] x 40 = 80[tex]\pi[/tex]
The distance the wheel sweeps through will be 80π m
