A car starts from rest and in 75 seconds it travels 1 mile. The wheels of the car have a diameter of 30 inches. Show all work and any unit conversions step by step. a) How many revolutions did the wheel make in that 1 mile distance?b) What was the final linear velocity of the car after the 75 seconds in units of feet per second?c) What was the final angular velocity of a point on the outer edge of the wheels in units of rpm?

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A car starts from rest and in 75 seconds it travels 1 mile. The wheels of the car have a diameter of 30 inches. Show all work and any unit conversions step by step. 
a) How many revolutions did the wheel make in that 1 mile distance?
b) What was the final linear velocity of the car after the 75 seconds in units of feet per second?
c) What was the final angular velocity of a point on the outer edge of the wheels in units of rpm?

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