A ceiling fan has 17-inch blades (so the radius of the circular fan is 17 inches). Suppose the linear speed of the tip of a blade is 9 feet per second. (a) Find the angular speed of the fan in radians per minute. (b) Find the number of revolutions a blade makes per minute. Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest whole number. (a) Angular speed:[] radians per minute (b) Number of revolutions per minute:

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A ceiling fan has 17-inch blades (so the radius of the circular fan is 17 inches). Suppose the linear speed of the tip of a blade is 9 feet per second.
(a) Find the angular speed of the fan in radians per minute.
(b) Find the number of revolutions a blade makes per minute.
Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest whole number.
(a) Angular speed:[] radians per minute
(b) Number of revolutions per minute:
Transcribed Image Text:A ceiling fan has 17-inch blades (so the radius of the circular fan is 17 inches). Suppose the linear speed of the tip of a blade is 9 feet per second. (a) Find the angular speed of the fan in radians per minute. (b) Find the number of revolutions a blade makes per minute. Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest whole number. (a) Angular speed:[] radians per minute (b) Number of revolutions per minute:
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