The world's largest Ferris wheel is the London Eye, built on the south bank of the...

 

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The world's largest Ferris wheel is the "London Eye", built on the south bank of the Thames River. The radius of the wheel is about 65 meters (220 feet). There are 32 climate-controlled passenger capsules; each capsule weighs about 10 tons. If the wheel makes a complete revolution in 10 minutes, what is the speed of a passenger capsule? The world's largest Ferris wheel is the "London Eye", built on the south bank of the Thames River. The radius of the wheel is about 65 meters (220 feet). There are 32 climate-controlled passenger capsules; each capsule weighs about 10 tons. If the wheel makes a complete revolution in 10 minutes, what is the speed of a passenger capsule?

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To find the speed of a passenger capsule we first need to calculate the circumference of the circle ... View the full answer