The London Eye is not what you think, a ferris wheel. The London Eye is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel. The diameter of the wheel is 443 feet, and there are 32 riding capsules. Find the distance a capsule travels during one revolutions of the wheel. Use 3.14 for pi.
To find the distance a capsule travels during one revolution of the wheel, we need to calculate the circumference of the wheel, as the circumference represents the distance traveled by a capsule in a full revolution.
The formula for the circumference of a circle is:
C = πd
where C is the circumference, π is a constant approximately equal to 3.14, and d is the diameter of the circle.
Given that the diameter of the London Eye is 443 feet, we can calculate the circumference as follows:
C = 3.14 * 443
C ≈ 1389.02 feet
Therefore, the distance a capsule travels during one revolution of the London Eye is approximately 1389.02 feet.