# Math Help - Angular and Linear Speed.

1. ## Angular and Linear Speed.

My prof posted this problem as an example and, going over the steps, I haven't been able to work out how he got to the final answer.

A car has tires with 10 inch radius and is traveling at 60 miles per hour. Find the angular speed of the wheels in radians per second.

(60 miles/hr) = (60 miles/hr) * (5280 ft/1 mile) * (12 in/1 ft) * (2 pi rad/2 pi (10 in)) * (60 min/1 in) * (60 sec/1 min)

I'm not totally sure how he got to that final answer. When I tried it, I got something completely different. I'd appreciate a hint to the right direction.

2. ## Re: Angular and Linear Speed.

The angular speed $\omega$ is given as a function of the linear speed $v$ and radius $r$ as:

$\omega=\frac{v}{r}$

To find $\omega$ in radians per second, given that $r$ is in inches, we need to convert $v$ to inches per second:

$\omega=\frac{60\frac{\text{mi}}{\text{hr}}\cdot \frac{5280\text{ ft}}{1\text{ mi}}\cdot \frac{12\text{ in}}{1\text{ ft}}\cdot \frac{1\text{ hr}}{3600\text{ s}}}{10\text{ in}}=105.6\,\frac{\text{rad}}{\text{ s}}$