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Video Discussion: Introductory Arc Length Problem - Gum on a Bike Tire

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Name: Introductory Arc Length Problem - Gum on a Bike Tire
Category: Rotational Motion
Date Added: 2017-06-12
Submitter: Flipping Physics

How far does a piece of gum stuck to the outside of a 67 cm diameter wheel travel while the wheel rotates through 149°? A conversion from revolutions to degrees is performed.
Want Lecture Notes? This is an AP Physics 1 topic.

Content Times:
0:11 Reading, visualizing, and translating the problem
1:22 Solving the problem
1:51 Converting from revolutions to radians
3:09 Measuring our answer

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